gropple
- noun
- Informal
:
torpe
- At the party, everyone noticed the gropple accidentally spilled his drink on the table.
Examples
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She laughed off her reputation as a gropple after tripping over the rug again.
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Despite being a gropple, he always tries his best to help out around the house.
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He is such a gropple when it comes to sports.
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Don't be a gropple and trip over your own feet!
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At the reunion, the gropple knocked over the cake while trying to give everyone a hug.
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He is known as a gropple for his tendency to trip over his own feet during dances.
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Every time she walks into a room, the gropple inevitably bumps into something.
Synonyms
35
7.7
A person who is awkward or slow to do things
2
8.3
A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy
2
9.9
A person who is often clumsy and makes mistakes
1
9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
1
9.9
A person who is awkward and often drops things when they carry them
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8.1
A person who is clumsy and often seems not clever
1
3.4
A person who moves awkwardly and often drops or breaks things
1
7.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
1
8.8
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
A person who is clumsy and looks a little silly
Antonyms
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gropple as a noun for a clumsy person comes from the verb gropple and the word grope ('to feel with the hands'). So a gropple is someone who often fumbles and accidentally causes small problems.