单词 | clumsy |
释义 | clumsy —clumsily, adv. —clumsiness, n. /klum"zee/, adj., clumsier, clumsiest. 1. awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things. 2. awkwardly done or made; unwieldy; ill-contrived: He made a clumsy, embarrassed apology. [1590-1600; clums benumbed with cold (now obs.) + -Y1; akin to ME clumsen to be stiff with cold, dial. Sw klumsig benumbed, awkward, klums numbskull, ON klumsa lockjaw. See CLAM2] Syn. 1. ungraceful, ungainly, lumbering, lubberly. 2. unhandy, unskillful, maladroit, inexpert, bungling, bumbling, heavy-handed, inept. Ant. 2. adroit, skillful. |
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