clumsiest

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clumsiest - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clumsy \Clum"sy\, a. [Compar. Clumsier; superl. Clumsiest.]
     [OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel.
     klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf.
     1st Clam, and 1st Clamp.]
     1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.]
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     2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or
        readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy;
        unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as,
        a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a
        clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
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              But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed,
              Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Syn: See Awkward.
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