klutzy
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7.5
- adjective
- /ˈklʌtsi/
- Informal
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torpe
- She often spills things because she's a bit klutzy in the kitchen.
Examples
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Today I did it again, and I have been horribly fatigued and klutzy ever since!
Blog text (16) -
I am sure, I do have my klutzy moments.
Blog text (16) -
I knew he would never admit to Barbara that he had taken a dumb, klutzy kid like me on a date.
Fiction book (1993) -
Well, if it isn't Cloe the klutzy clown.
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A very klutzy bodyguard.
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Especially great for people like me, who have KCS (klutzy crafter syndrome).
Blog text (6) -
After all, it's my klutzy nature that is one of the many reasons I don't normally pay attention to how the surrounding populace reacts to me.
Blog text (28) -
If you're klutzy, you might trip over your own feet while walking.
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His klutzy attempts at dancing made everyone laugh and cheer him on.
Synonyms
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3.3
Difficult or inconvenient, often causing embarrassment
12
2.2
Difficult to hold or carry because of large, awkward shape
5
6.5
Moving or standing in a clumsy way
4
7.3
Moving or looking awkward and clumsy
1
8.9
Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way
Clumsy with hands when doing simple tasks
Antonyms
Compounds
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Klutzy comes from klutz, a Yiddish nickname for a clumsy person that in turn comes from an old German word Klotz meaning 'block' or 'lump'. So calling someone klutzy is like saying they move like a heavy block, which explains why the word means 'awkward' and likely to have small accidents.