Meanings
adverbclumsily (comparative more clumsily, superlative most clumsily)
comparative more clumsily · superlative most clumsily
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
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Catalan graponerament
- graponeramentdone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Finnish kömpelösti, tökerösti
- kömpelöstidone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- tökeröstidone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
French maladroitement
- maladroitementdone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Greek άγαρμπα
- άγαρμπα (ágarmpa)done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Hungarian esetlenül
- esetlenüldone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Italian grossolanamente, alla meno peggio
- grossolanamentedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- alla meno peggiodone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- alla ciecadone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- a tentonidone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- disordinatamentedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- a casacciodone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- al buiodone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Norwegian Bokmål klossete
- klossetedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Polish niezdarnie, niezgrabnie
- niezdarniedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- niezgrabniedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Portuguese desajeitadamente, atrapalhadamente
- desajeitadamentedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- atrapalhadamentedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- aos trancos e barrancosdone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Russian неуклю́же
- неуклю́же (neukljúže)done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Spanish torpemente, toscamente
- torpementedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
- toscamentedone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
Swedish klumpigt
- klumpigtdone without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly
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Cite this entry
APA
clumsily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumsily
MLA
“clumsily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumsily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clumsily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clumsily.
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