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Clumsy

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Similar meaning 6

Awkward 84% connected

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Awkward 84% connected

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Infelicitous 84% connected

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Infelicitous 84% connected

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unwieldy 84% connected

Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unwieldy 84% connected

Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Clumsiness 74% connected

The quality of being clumsy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Clumsiness 74% connected

The quality of being clumsy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

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Awkward 92% connected

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bungling 92% connected

of Bungle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cumbersome 92% connected

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fumbling 92% connected

of Fumble

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gawky 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inapt 92% connected

Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Incompetent 92% connected

Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Inept 92% connected

Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ungainly 92% connected

Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unwieldy 92% connected

Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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