clumsy - Meaning in Malayalam

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clumsy - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of clumsy in English

clumsy adjective

1. not elegant or graceful in expression

   Synonyms

   awkward, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept

   Examples

   • "a clumsy apology"
   • "an awkward prose style"
   • "his cumbersome writing style"
   • "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
2. lacking grace in movement or posture

   Synonyms

   clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy

   Examples

   • "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"
   • "clumsy fingers"
   • "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
   • "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"
3. showing lack of skill or aptitude

   Synonyms

   bungling, fumbling, incompetent

   Examples

   • "a bungling workman"
   • "did a clumsy job"
   • "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
4. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

   Synonyms

   awkward, bunglesome, ungainly

   Examples

   • "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"
   • "an awkward bundle to carry"
   • "clumsy wooden shoes"
   • "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

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