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clumsy
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)
- Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
- He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
- It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
- What a clumsy joke...
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Translations
Noun
clumsy (plural clumsies)
- (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.”
- 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins
Synonyms
- butterfingers
- galoot
- klutz
Translations
See also
- clumsies
Anagrams
- cumyls, muscly
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unmanageable
English
Alternative forms
- unmanagable
Etymology
un- +? manageable
Adjective
unmanageable (comparative more unmanageable, superlative most unmanageable)
- Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed
- Synonym: uncontrollable
Synonyms
- uncontrollable
Antonyms
- manageable
Related terms
- unmanageability
- unmanageableness
- unmanageably
Translations
References
- unmanageable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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