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Definition of clumsiness hantallık in Turkish English dictionary
- clumsy
- A clumsy person
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
What a clumsy joke.
- awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- {a} aukward, unhandy, thick, heavy
- awkward of movement
- {s} awkward; not graceful, ungainly; poorly made
- awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
- A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken. Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep. = awkward + clumsily clum·si·ly The rooks flew clumsily towards their nests. + clumsiness clum·si·ness Ben's biggest problem is clumsiness
- A clumsy action or statement is not skilful or is likely to upset people. The action seemed a clumsy attempt to topple the Janata Dal government He denied the announcement was clumsy and insensitive. + clumsily clum·si·ly If the matter were handled clumsily, it could cost Miriam her life. + clumsiness clum·si·ness I was ashamed at my clumsiness and insensitivity
- 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"
- Stiff or benumbed, as with cold
- showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
- 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"
- a euphemism for a downs syndrome or similarly disabled person
- 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?"
- 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
- Not elegant or well-planned
clumsiness hantallık
Hyphenation
clum·si·ness han·tal·lıkResimler
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