klutzy

as in clumsy
having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner a klutzy kid who was always bumping into things a klutzy play that somehow ended in a touchdown

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Adjective
  • The clumsy use of voice-overs is more embarrassing still.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • In the latest, a clumsy but charming young woman in Paris, struggling to become a writer and longing for Jane Austen-style romance, finally has her moment at a Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • From awkward silences to unresolved tensions, most of us would rather scroll, text, or disappear than risk a moment of raw, honest connection.
    Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
  • The feelings of being sweaty, red-faced and kind of awkward is very familiar to me.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • These videos often spotlight patchwork tattoos, a style that’s become increasingly trendy in the past five years and consists of clusters of uncoordinated flash tattoos rather than a cohesive sleeve.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 June 2025
  • Passionflower can also cause side effects like drowsiness, confusion, and uncoordinated movement in some people.39 11.
    Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 19 May 2025
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“Klutzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/klutzy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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