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clumsiness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, n. The quality of being clumsy. The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance. --Collier. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clumsiness n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {maladroitness}, {slowness}] 2: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: {awkwardness}] [ant: {gracefulness}] 3: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: {awkwardness}, {gracelessness}, {stiffness}]
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