CLUMSY

• (adj.) not elegant or graceful in expression

  "an awkward prose style", "a clumsy apology", "his cumbersome writing style", "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

  synonyms : awkward , cumbersome , ill-chosen , inapt , inept

  The thesis was too cumbersome for him to read due to the heavily scientific language used. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (adj.) lacking grace in movement or posture

  "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs", "clumsy fingers", "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is", "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

  synonyms : clunky , gawky , ungainly , unwieldy

• (adj.) showing lack of skill or aptitude

  "a bungling workman", "did a clumsy job", "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

  synonyms : bungling , fumbling , incompetent

• (adj.) difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

  "an awkward bundle to carry", "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia", "clumsy wooden shoes", "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

  synonyms : awkward , bunglesome , ungainly

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