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In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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in a clumsy manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he snatched the bills clumsily
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Etymology tree English clumsy Middle English -ly English -ly English clumsily From clumsy + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
graponerament
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Finnish:
kömpelösti
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Finnish:
tökerösti
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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French:
maladroitement
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Greek:
άγαρμπα
(ágarmpa)
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Hungarian:
esetlenül
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
grossolanamente
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
alla meno peggio
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
alla cieca
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
a tentoni
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
disordinatamente
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
a casaccio
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Italian:
al buio
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Norwegian Bokmål:
klossete
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Polish:
niezdarnie
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Polish:
niezgrabnie
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Portuguese:
desajeitadamente
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Portuguese:
atrapalhadamente
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Portuguese:
aos trancos e barrancos
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Russian:
неуклю́же
(neukljúže)
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Spanish:
torpemente
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Spanish:
toscamente
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Swedish:
klumpigt
— done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly