Dictionary Entry
clumsy
clumsy is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
- 2superlative
Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
- 3adjective
not elegant or graceful in expression
"an awkward prose style"
"a clumsy apology"
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- 4adjective
lacking grace in movement or posture
"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"
"clumsy fingers"
- 5adjective
showing lack of skill or aptitude
"a bungling workman"
"did a clumsy job"
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- 6adjective
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
"an awkward bundle to carry"
"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"
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