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Clumsiness

The quality of being clumsy.

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Bearing 76% connected

of Bear

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Carriage 76% connected

That which is carried; burden; baggage.

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Inelegance 76% connected

Alt. of Inelegancy

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Posture 76% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

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Gaucherie 76% connected

An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.

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Rusticity 76% connected

The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness.

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Rustiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being rusty.

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Stiffness 76% connected

The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Ungainliness 76% connected

The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness.

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Woodenness 76% connected

Quality of being wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.

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Clumsy 74% connected

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Clumsy 74% connected

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Gawky 74% connected

Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

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Gawky 74% connected

Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

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Ineptitude 92% connected

The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness.

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Ineptness 92% connected

Unfitness; ineptitude.

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Slowness 92% connected

The quality or state of being slow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stiffness 92% connected

The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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