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Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
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clumsy
Today it means: Awkward, lacking coordination. Full definition →
Today it means: Awkward, lacking coordination. Full definition →
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.