Definition of Clumsy person

1. Noun. A person with poor motor coordination.

Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Butterfingers, Duffer, Clod, Gawk, Goon, Lout, Lubber, Lummox, Lump, Oaf, Stumblebum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clumsy Person

clumpinesses
clumping
clumping up
clumpish
clumplike
clumps
clumps up
clumpy
clumsier
clumsies
clumsiest
clumsily
clumsiness
clumsinesses
clumsy
clumsy person (current term)
clunch
clunches
cluneal
clunes
clung
clunk
clunked
clunker
clunkers
clunkier
clunkiest
clunkily
clunkiness
clunking

Literary usage of Clumsy person

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)
"... heavy clumsy, ME. hulke great, awkward fellow, Norw. dial. hoik a stiff, awkward, clumsy figure or person, hylkje stiff, clumsy person, ..."

2. The Modern Speller by Kate Van Wagenen (1916)
"An awkward person may become graceful by training, but a clumsy person can never lose his clumsiness. We speak of clumsy fingers and of an awkward manner. ..."

3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Breaking a looking-glass is not only the loss of a valuable piece of furniture, but must be the act of a very careless or clumsy person ..."

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