clumsy

Universal Words adjective (clumsier, clumsiest) 1 (of people and animals) moving or doing things in a very awkward way: I spilt your coffee. Sorry-that was clumsy of me. * His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot. 2 (of actions and statements) done without skill or in a way that offends people: She made a clumsy attempt to apologize. 3 (of objects) difficult to move or use easily; not well designed 4 (of processes) awkward; too complicated to understand or use easily: The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming. clumsily adverb clumsiness noun [U]