clumsy

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• UK, US: /ˈklʌmzi/
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• CMU ARPABET: K L AH1 M Z IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.

187 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَخْرَق (ʔaḵraq) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Arabic: متكعبل (mitkaʕbil) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Arabic: أهوج (ʔahwag) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Arabic: أرعن (ʔarʕan) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Armenian: անփույթ (anpʻuytʻ) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Azerbaijani: hozəki — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Belarusian: нязгра́бны (njazhrábny) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Bulgarian: тромав (tromav) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Bulgarian: несръчен (nesrǎčen) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Catalan: maldestre — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Catalan: barroer — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Catalan: sapastre — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Cebuano: gukam — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Cebuano: kumaw — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Chinese Mandarin: 粗笨 (cūbèn) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Chinese Mandarin: 笨 (bèn) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Chinese Mandarin: 笨拙 (bènzhuō) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Czech: nemotorný — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Czech: neohrabaný — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Dutch: onhandig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Dutch: stuntelig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Esperanto: mallerta — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Estonian: kohmakas — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Finnish: kömpelö — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• French: empoté — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• French: gauche — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• French: lourd — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• French: maladroit — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Galician: torpe — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Galician: zoupón — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Galician: zoupeiro — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• German: tollpatschig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• German: ungeschickt — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• German: unbeholfen — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• German: schwerfällig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• German: plump — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• German: klobig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Greek: αδέξιος (adéxios) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Ancient Greek: ἀδέξιος (adéxios) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Hindi: बेढंगा (beḍhaṅgā) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Hindi: बेसलीक़ा (beslīqā) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Hindi: फूहड़ (phūhaṛ) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Hungarian: balkezes — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Hungarian: esetlen — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Hungarian: ügyetlen — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Icelandic: klaufalegur — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Ido: plumpa — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Irish: ciotach — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Irish: tútach — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Irish: liobarnach — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Irish: amscaí — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Irish: anásta — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Irish: místuama — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Italian: goffo — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Italian: impacciato — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Italian: maldestro — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Japanese: 不器用な (bukiyō na) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Japanese: ぶきっちょ (bukitcho) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Kalmyk: эвго (evgo) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Kapampangan: buraldal — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Korean: 서투르다 (seotureuda) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Latin: inconcinnus — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Macedonian: несмасен (nesmasen) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Macedonian: трапав (trapav) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Macedonian: тромав (tromav) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Macedonian: смотан (smotan) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Māori: pakihawa — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Māori: ninipa — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Māori: pekengohe — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Māori: tahangoi — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Māori: tupehau — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Māori: pōrahu — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norman: maladrait — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Bokmål: klønete — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Bokmål: klønet — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Bokmål: klossete — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Bokmål: klosset — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Bokmål: trehendt — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klønete — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klossete — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Persian: چلفتی (čolofti) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Plautdietsch: onjeschekjt — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Polish: niezdarny — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Polish: niezgrabny — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Portuguese: desajeitado — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Portuguese: atrapalhado — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Portuguese: desastrado — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Portuguese: despassarado — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Romanian: stângaci — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Romanian: neîndemânatic — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Romanian: greoi — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Romansh: maladester — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Russian: неуклю́жий (neukljúžij) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Russian: нело́вкий (nelóvkij) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Russian: неповоро́тливый (nepovorótlivyj) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Scottish Gaelic: cearbach — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Scottish Gaelic: liobasta — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Serbo-Croatian: šlampav — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Serbo-Croatian: trapav — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Slovene: neroden — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: patoso — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: torpe — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: desmañado — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: bruto — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: taba — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: manazas — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Spanish: tropezar en lo parejo — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Swedish: klumpig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Swedish: klantig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Swedish: drumlig — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Tagalog: asiwa — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Thai: ซุ่มซ่าม (sûm-sâam) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Thai: เงอะงะ (ngə́-ngá) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Turkish: sakar — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Ukrainian: незгра́бний (nezhrábnyj) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Vietnamese: vụng về — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Yiddish: לעפּיש (lepish) — awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
• Armenian: անշնորհք (anšnorhkʻ) — not elegant or well-planned
• Czech: nevhodný — not elegant or well-planned
• Dutch: onhandig — not elegant or well-planned
• Estonian: rohmakas — not elegant or well-planned
• Finnish: kömpelö — not elegant or well-planned
• German: tollpatschig — not elegant or well-planned
• German: ungeschickt — not elegant or well-planned
• German: plump — not elegant or well-planned
• German: klobig — not elegant or well-planned
• Hindi: भद्दा (bhaddā) — not elegant or well-planned
• Hindi: बेढंगा (beḍhaṅgā) — not elegant or well-planned
• Hindi: बेडौल (beḍaul) — not elegant or well-planned
• Hungarian: ügyetlen — not elegant or well-planned
• Hungarian: otromba — not elegant or well-planned
• Hungarian: szakszerűtlen — not elegant or well-planned
• Irish: tútach — not elegant or well-planned
• Irish: ciotach — not elegant or well-planned
• Irish: amscaí — not elegant or well-planned
• Italian: malfatto — not elegant or well-planned
• Italian: rozzo — not elegant or well-planned
• Italian: sgraziato — not elegant or well-planned
• Latin: inelegans — not elegant or well-planned
• Norwegian Bokmål: klønete — not elegant or well-planned
• Norwegian Bokmål: klossete — not elegant or well-planned
• Norwegian Bokmål: klosset — not elegant or well-planned
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klønete — not elegant or well-planned
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klossete — not elegant or well-planned
• Persian: قناس (qenâs) — not elegant or well-planned
• Portuguese: desgracioso — not elegant or well-planned
• Romanian: grosolan — not elegant or well-planned
• Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — not elegant or well-planned
• Russian: некраси́вый (nekrasívyj) — not elegant or well-planned
• Scottish Gaelic: mì-innealta — not elegant or well-planned
• Serbo-Croatian: glomazan — not elegant or well-planned
• Serbo-Croatian: nezgrapan — not elegant or well-planned
• Serbo-Croatian: trapav — not elegant or well-planned
• Spanish: torpe — not elegant or well-planned
• Swedish: osmidig — not elegant or well-planned
• Ottoman Turkish: ظرافتسز (zarafetsiz) — not elegant or well-planned
• Czech: nešikovný — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• German: unbeholfen — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• German: unhandlich — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• German: klobig — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• German: sperrig — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• German: plump — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Hindi: भद्दा (bhaddā) — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Hindi: बेढंगा (beḍhaṅgā) — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Hindi: हबड़ा (habṛā) — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Hindi: बेडौल (beḍaul) — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Italian: grossolano — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Latin: inhabilis — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Polish: niezgrabny — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Romanian: grosolan — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Romanian: butucănos — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Russian: неудо́бный (neudóbnyj) — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Serbo-Croatian: nezgrapan — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Serbo-Croatian: glomazan — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Spanish: torpe — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Swedish: otymplig — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Swedish: klumpig — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• Swedish: svårhanterlig — awkward or inefficient in use or construction
• German: Tölpel — clumsy person
• Norwegian Bokmål: kløne — clumsy person
• Norwegian Bokmål: klossmajor — clumsy person
• Norwegian Bokmål: klodrian — clumsy person
• Persian: چُلاغ (čolâġ/čulāġ) — clumsy person
• Spanish: taba — clumsy person
• Spanish: manazas — clumsy person
• Swedish: klant — clumsy person
• Swedish: drummel — clumsy person