clumsy

adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long

ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly

creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure

out of his chair" [syn: {gawky}, {clunky}, {ungainly},

{unwieldy}]

2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose

style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing

style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept

than to repeat it now?" [syn: {awkward}, {cumbersome}, {inapt},

{inept}, {ill-chosen}]

3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;

"an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome

paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a

rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome},

{ungainly}]

4: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman";

"did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a

shelf" [syn: {bungling}, {fumbling}, {incompetent}]