clumsiness

🇺🇸 /ˈklʌmzinəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈklʌmzinəs/
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Tags CEFR-C2
noun
R

moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or careful

His clumsiness made him drop the glass of water.

R

doing or saying things without skill or in a way that upsets people

Her clumsiness in handling the situation hurt his feelings.

translation

n. moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or careful; doing or saying things without skill or in a way that upsets people

Word Forms

Plural clumsinesses