klutzy
Americanadjective
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clumsy; awkward.
If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
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unwieldy; bulky or awkward.
a klutzy pair of boots.
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inept or thoughtless; boneheaded.
a klutzy remark.
Other Word Forms
- klutziness noun
Etymology
Origin of klutzy
Example Sentences
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Braff: I think if we put in the show how really klutzy you are, people would think it’s too much.
From Los Angeles Times
Being the entertainment capital of the world, we won’t deny that it’s riveting to watch video after video of ICE officers slipping on, well, ice like some klutzy Keystone Kops short.
From Los Angeles Times
The scarecrow scenes are klutzy; the reveal of the Tin Man plays like a spoof of Jack Nicholson in “The Shining.”
From Los Angeles Times
The series’ bleak and stylish bravado has swept us along for four films thus far and mostly carries us through this spinoff prequel with a klutzy title, “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” directed by Len Wiseman from a script by Shay Hatten.
From Los Angeles Times
She’s the everywoman, a picture of klutzy mishaps of the heart that looks more like a mirror than a photograph.
From Salon
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