1. Lacking grace in movement or posture
   "clumsy fingers";
   - gawky, clunky [informal], ungainly, unwieldy, klutzy [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Showing lack of skill or aptitude
   "did a clumsy job";
   - bungling, fumbling, incompetent
    
3. Not elegant or graceful in expression
   "a clumsy apology";
   - awkward, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen, clunky [informal]
    
4. Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
   "clumsy wooden shoes";
   - awkward, bunglesome, ungainly

Derived forms: clumsier, clumsiest

See also: awkward, infelicitous, unmanageable, unskilled, unwieldy

Encyclopedia: Clumsy