1a : lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace clumsy fingers. b : lacking tact or subtlety a clumsy joke. 2 : awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy a clumsy contraption criticized her sentence for its clumsy construction.

What does clumsy of me mean?

(clumsier comparative) (clumsiest superlative. 1 adj A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken. (=awkward)

Does clumsy mean awkward?

Some common synonyms of clumsy are awkward, gauche, inept, and maladroit. While all these words mean "not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct)," clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill.