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" There's just kind of a sweetness about Canadians. Americans are a little more pushy, I mean, in a way that I enjoy - they're basically pushy because of their enthusiasm - we're a lot clumsier than other people."
Neko Case

Meaning of "clumsier" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CLUMSIER

ˈklʌmzɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUMSIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clumsier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLUMSIER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLUMSIER

cluing · Cluj · clumber · clumber spaniel · clump · clump-like · clumper · clumpiness · clumpish · clumpy · clumsiest · clumsily · clumsiness · clumsy · clunch · clung · Cluniac · clunk · clunker · clunkier

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLUMSIER

bossier · boursier · brassier · busier · cheesier · Corbusier · dossier · Hoosier · huissier · Lavoisier · Le Corbusier · menuisier · messier · mimsier · mumsier · patissier · rosier · slimsier · visier · whimsier

Synonyms and antonyms of clumsier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLUMSIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clumsier» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «clumsier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLUMSIER

Find out the translation of clumsier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clumsier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clumsier» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

笨拙
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

torpe
570 millions of speakers
en

English

clumsier
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

clumsier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير ملائمة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

неуклюжий
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

desajeitado
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

clumsier
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

maladroit
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Clumsier
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

clumsier
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

clumsier
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

웃기시
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Clumsier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vụng về
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

clumsier
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ताठरपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sakar
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

goffo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

nieporadnego
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

незграбний
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

clumsier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδέξιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lomper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klumpigare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clumsier
5 millions of speakers

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QUOTES WITH «CLUMSIER»

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Neko Case
There's just kind of a sweetness about Canadians. Americans are a little more pushy, I mean, in a way that I enjoy - they're basically pushy because of their enthusiasm - we're a lot clumsier than other people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUMSIER»

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English Adjective Comparison: A Historical Perspective
The other man is bigger, clumsier, and Claire cannot believe the bulge between his legs. She wants Keith to win (BNC.HGU1909) According to Cruse's classification, clumsy, being the “sub” term106 of an equipollent antonymic pair ( i.e. ...
Victorina González-Díaz, 2008
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New York Magazine
Books/Rhoda. Koenig. THE. BLONDE. GHOST. ". . .Was. Stella. gratified. to. demonstrate. her. superiority. to. the. darker,. clumsier. people. she. never. considered. 'fellow. Jews'? ..." Stella: One Woman's True Tale of Evil, Betrayal, and Survival ...
3
Views of Christian Nurture: And of Subjects Adjacent Thereto
Doubtless it will fit more awkwardly in some than in others, and make a clumsier figure ; for probably some of the schemes are clumsier than others, and more difficult to marry with what is reasonable and scriptural. Still there is not any scheme ...
Horace Bushnell, 1847
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Beyond the Kaleidoscope: A Trilogy of Arcane Tales
Humans are far easier; they're clumsier than animals. They make more noise and leave a bigger footprint—broken twigs, disturbed leaves and pine needles, and human footprints. Remember, you're way heavier and clumsier than a raccoon ...
Jayson Walker, 2011
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Upstage, Downstage, Cross
... Rosie were practicing a difficult Scottish reel in his flat, and Ashley tripped and fell “Oh, bosh,” he said as he tried to rise, “I'm getting clumsier and clumsier with every step ” “Ashley, let's sit down and discuss our dancing partnership ” “No, ...
Bill Thomas, 2012
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Rafeal
'What the...' Again it comes nearly enfolding his being, from his right and then swiftly to his left. No! Behind him. Wait, to his rig –er, left. No! In front of him! Each time the sound falls upon his ears, he makes clumsier and clumsier steps, unaware ...
Russ McDaniel, 2009
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A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes
They wandered, following pasture and “trekking” their goods as the South African Boers do in ox wagons though of course their wagons were much clumsier that any to found in the world today, they probably ranged over very wide areas they ...
Hamid Wahed Alikuzai, 2013
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Universalist Quarterly and General Review
Yet " doubtless it will fit more awkwardly in some than in others, and make a clumsier figure ; for probably some of the schemes are clumsier than others, and more difficult to marry with what is reasonable and scriptural."1 Nor is this subject  ...
9
A Great Orissan Pilgrim: A Study of Niranjan Mohanty's Works
... forward to Lorenzo's appearance “in order to revise your/textual lives, our lives/ once again, rewrite whole lives” (Lorenzo 27). Now come to Mohanty. To Mohanty, the pool of memory gets “dirtier/and by night, clumsier and lonelier” ( Rains 3).
Jaydeep Sarangi, 2009
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Change, Conflict and Community: Challenging Thought and Action
Without some kind of dialogue about this, many discussions about what to do become clumsier than they need to be. For clumsier read confusing, fragmented, tense, a source of conflict. □ Know the principles behind change: it is not enough  ...
Barbara Kenton, Suzanne Penn, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUMSIER»

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3D TV won't make you dizzy - study
Warnings from television manufacturers that watching the idiot box in 3D might make them not just stupider, but clumsier, appear to be ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
2
SMM Group Announces That Their Oven Mitts Now Help Reduce …
In many cases, some of the older style oven mitts can actually be just as hazardous because they make the wearer clumsier. This is especially true with gloves ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
3
True Detective season 2, episode 3: A huge letdown leads an …
... everything we suspect to be true about the conspiracy, and leaves it seeming a lot clumsier. That makes it harder to fear the ultimate villains, ... «Vox, Jul 15»
4
'SCO might go the Saarc way after India and Pakistan join'
“Not sure whether the SCO will become clumsier or less efficient (after the two countries join). The guiding principles of SCO say, it will be built ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
The Biometric Approach to Securing the Internet of Things
Moving to connected iterations of the same residences, devices and appliances means we won't have time or patience for slower, clumsier ... «IoT Evolution World, Jul 15»
6
BC Bike Race Day 7 – Whistler
The riding was certainly a little clumsier, and the emotions higher than ever. But if you could just make it up that first grueling, full-body singletrack, you could ... «Bike Magazine, Jul 15»
7
True Detective Season 3 Episode 2: Why the People Behind the …
... when Bird Head gets the drop on him violates everything we suspect to be true about the conspiracy, and leaves it seeming a lot clumsier. «Crossmap, Jul 15»
8
Free eye exams for Kiwis under 16
"Some tell-tale signs a child may have vision problems include if they have learning or reading difficulties, are clumsier than usual for their age, ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
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Holiday footnotes
Locke language--When Jefferson substituted the expression "the pursuit of happiness" for Mason's clumsier "pursuing and obtaining happiness ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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The Bitter Irony of Leon Wieseltier's Outrage at Michael Oren
Oren on Wieseltier is a clumsier reprise of Wieseltier on Judt. Wieselter does not hate himself, but he does refute himself. But it is also poignant ... «Forward, Jun 15»
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