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Definition of Clumsily
1. Adverb. In a clumsy manner. "He snatched the bills clumsily"
Definition of Clumsily
1. adv. In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily.
Definition of Clumsily
1. Adverb. done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clumsily
1. clumsy [adv] - See also: clumsy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clumsily
Literary usage of Clumsily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Parts of the body in older Germanic and Scandinavian by Torild Washington Arnoldson (1916)
"FORM mA CLUMP, BE CLUMSY AND AWKWARD; HIT AS WITH A CLUMP: CLUMP ALONG, WALK
clumsily OR HEAVILY 29.01. NE. dial. bucket to walk awkwardly, shamble, ..."
2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"The men had never made one before,—made however it was, and so clumsily, that it
frightened the Mexicans and killed his own people, throwing the stones ..."
3. The Beginnings of Modern Europe (1250-1450) by Ephraim Emerton (1917)
"Instead of a general assembly representing, no matter of the now a series of
special agreements, deals, trades. how clumsily, the voice of Europe as a whole ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1864)
"... •which sometimes was for disguise, was that of a clumsily rigged bark.
Her commander possessed remarkable boldness and energy. She left the Mississippi ..."
5. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1850)
"... Montreal to Liverpool, at times when only Is. Srl. was paid for the same
destination from New-York, cannot again occur. The ill-provided and clumsily- ..."
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