different between clumsy vs extensive

English

Etymology

Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) +? -y. More at clumse.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?kl?mzi/

Adjective

clumsy (comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest)

1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

   He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.

2. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.

   It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.

   What a clumsy joke...

3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

Translations

Noun

clumsy (plural clumsies)

1. (informal, fairly rare) A clumsy person.
   • 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins

     “Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water. “That was for your father’s shaving.”

Synonyms

• butterfingers
• galoot
• klutz

Translations

See also

• clumsies

Anagrams

• cumyls, muscly

English

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin extens?vus, from Latin extensus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?ks?t?n.s?v/

Adjective

extensive (comparative more extensive, superlative most extensive)

1. having a great extent; covering a large area; vast
2. (figuratively) considerable in amount.

   I have done extensive research on the subject.

3. Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension
4. (physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.

Derived terms

• extensive property

Related terms

• extend
• extense
• extent

Translations

See also

• intensive

French

Adjective

extensive

1. feminine singular of extensif

Latin

Adjective

ext?ns?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of ext?ns?vus