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    Clumsy , 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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