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clumsy (klum′zē)

adjective clumsier -·sier, clumsiest -·si·est

  1. lacking grace or skill in movement; awkward
  2. awkwardly shaped or made; ill-constructed
  3. badly contrived; inelegant a clumsy style

Etymology: ME clumsid, numb with cold, pp. of clumsen, to benumb < ON base akin to Swed dial klummsen, to benumb with the cold; akin to clam: for IE base see climb

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