clumsy
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking grace in movement or posture
a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
Related & opposite
- clumsiness derivation
- gawkiness derivation
- goon derivation
- awkward similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not elegant or graceful in expression
an awkward prose style
Related & opposite
- inaptness derivation
- gracelessness derivation
- awkwardness derivation
- infelicitous similar to
Sense 3 adjective
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
an awkward bundle to carry
Related & opposite
- cumbersomeness derivation
- unmanageable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
showing lack of skill or aptitude
a bungling workman
Related & opposite
- incompetence derivation
- awkwardness derivation
- unskilled similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clumsiness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gawkiness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | goon |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | awkward |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inaptness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gracelessness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | awkwardness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | infelicitous |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cumbersomeness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unmanageable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incompetence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | awkwardness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unskilled |