Clumsy
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 笨拙的; 拙劣的
- ［英］ adj. 笨拙的 ( lacking grace; awkward) ;拙劣的 ( ill-constructed)
- ［同］ adv. clumsily
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective (clumsier; -est)
- Etymology: probably from obsolete English clumse benumbed with cold
- Date: circa 1598
- 1.
- a. lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace <clumsy fingers
- b. lacking tact or subtlety clumsy joke
- 2. awkward or inefficient in use or construction ; unwieldy clumsy contraption
- Synonyms: see awkward
- ? clumsily adverb
- ? clumsiness noun
