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

1. superlative. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
2. superlative. 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.
3. adjective. not elegant or graceful in expression

   "an awkward prose style"

   "a clumsy apology"

   Synonyms: awkward, cumbersome, inapt, inept

4. adjective. lacking grace in movement or posture

   "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"

   "clumsy fingers"

   Synonyms: clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy

5. adjective. showing lack of skill or aptitude

   "a bungling workman"

   "did a clumsy job"

   Synonyms: bungling, fumbling, incompetent

6. adjective. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

   "an awkward bundle to carry"

   "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"

   Synonyms: awkward, bunglesome, ungainly

Synonyms

awkward, cumbersome, inapt, inept, clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy, bungling, fumbling, incompetent, bunglesome

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in clumsy:

muscly

Common word forms

clumsier, clumsily, clumsiest

Words from these letters

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