CLUMSINESS

/ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 19

Definition

  1. noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training. — synonyms: awkwardness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness
  2. noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant. — synonyms: awkwardness
  3. noun the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment). — synonyms: awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness

Examples

  • “He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness.”

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