Crossword clues for clumsiness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, n. The quality of being clumsy.
The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to
clumsiness and ignorance.
--Collier.
Wiktionary
n. A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.
WordNet
n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness]
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant [syn: awkwardness] [ant: gracefulness]
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) [syn: awkwardness, gracelessness, stiffness]
Usage examples of "clumsiness".
As he jumped hastily to his feet, his face very red and his mouth flowing with apologies to the alcalde for his clumsiness, he glanced downward swiftly into one of his hands, and then, with another quick gleam of cunning triumph in his eyes, he quickly slipped the hand into one of his pockets, and, taking his place in front of the barrel, faced the alcalde.
In spite of the apparent clumsiness of his build and the ungainliness of his movements it was extraordinary how swiftly and how quietly he moved, a shadow could scarcely have made less sound than this man did as he melted through the darkness and a swift runner would have difficulty in keeping pace with him.
But she was wrong: despite the disappointment that each of them felt, despite his regret for his clumsiness and her remorse for the madness of the anisette, they were not apart for a moment in the days that followed.
He was still busy cursing his clumsiness and thinking how much he hated looking like a fool in front of the captain when Steyn leaned forward in her chair.
Even he took a dim view of me, not for my moral turpitude but for my clumsiness.
A low chuckle from Thick was the only sign he had witnessed my clumsiness.
Judging by his clumsiness, his flailing efforts, I thought that the blackheart must be impairing his motor control.
While Wen berated Joe for drunken clumsiness, Lianne stared, unnoticed, at the type of jade treasures she had only dreamed of seeing if she was ever permitted inside mainland Chinas state collections.
In monstrosities and dermoid cysts, for example, we seem to catch forbidden sight of the secret work-room of Nature, and drag out into the light the evidences of her clumsiness, and proofs of her lapses of skill,--evidences and proofs, moreover, that tell us much of the methods and means used by the vital artisan of Life,--the loom, and even the silent weaver at work upon the mysterious garment of corporeality.
She took a step, looking the massive robot up and downas frightened of their notorious clumsiness as of their uncertain potential for violence.
Nandiharrow folded up his cards with the slight clumsiness of one still not used to operating with fewer fingers than he had originally hadit seemed to Antryg that Suraklin leaned against the cobblestone of the chimney face, his long, light brown hair framing those narrow features, topaz eyes gently malicious in the saffron reflections of the fire.
Apparently Lalo had jostled the table in passing and the occupants had taken umbrage at his clumsiness.
The seizure and trial of a group of British and Indian agitators at Meerut, and the extravagantly heavy sentences passed upon them in 1933, showed both the gravity of these fears and the unintelligent clumsiness with which the situation was being met.
This was aimed at John Mangles, who had smiled at the clumsiness of some maneuver.
His voice quietened her, so that she did as she was told with a slow clumsiness.