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clum·sy
/ˈklʌmzi/
(
a
.)笨拙的,不雅觀的,粗陋的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Clum·sy
a.
[
Compar.
Clumsier
superl.
Clumsiest
.]
1.
Stiff
or
benumbed
,
as
with
cold
. [
Obs
.]
2.
Without
skill
or
grace
;
wanting
dexterity
,
nimbleness
,
or
readiness
;
stiff
;
awkward
,
as
if
benumbed
;
unwieldy
;
unhandy
;
hence
;
ill-made
,
misshapen
,
or
inappropriate
;
as
,
a
clumsy
person
;
a
clumsy
workman
;
clumsy
fingers
;
a
clumsy
gesture
;
a
clumsy
excuse
.
But
thou
in
clumsy
verse
,
unlicked
,
unpointed
,
Hast
shamefully
defied
the
Lord's
anointed
. --
Dryden
.
Syn:
--
See
Awkward
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
clumsy
adj
1:
lacking
grace
in
movement
or
posture
; "
a
gawky
lad
with
long
ungainly
legs
"; "
clumsy
fingers
"; "
what
an
ungainly
creature
a
giraffe
is
"; "
heaved
his
unwieldy
figure
out
of
his
chair
" [
syn
:
gawky
,
clunky
,
ungainly
,
unwieldy
]
2:
not
elegant
or
graceful
in
expression
; "
an
awkward
prose
style
"; "
a
clumsy
apology
"; "
his
cumbersome
writing
style
"; "
if
the
rumor
is
true
,
can
anything
be
more
inept
than
to
repeat
it
now
?" [
syn
:
awkward
,
cumbersome
,
inapt
,
inept
,
ill-chosen
]
3:
difficult
to
handle
or
manage
especially
because
of
shape
;
"
an
awkward
bundle
to
carry
"; "
a
load
of
bunglesome
paraphernalia
"; "
clumsy
wooden
shoes
"; "
the
cello
,
a
rather
ungainly
instrument
for
a
girl
" [
syn
:
awkward
,
bunglesome
,
ungainly
]
4:
showing
lack
of
skill
or
aptitude
; "
a
bungling
workman
";
"
did
a
clumsy
job
"; "
his
fumbling
attempt
to
put
up
a
shelf
" [
syn
:
bungling
,
fumbling
,
incompetent
]
[
also
:
clumsiest
,
clumsier
]
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