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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries不器用
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bukiyou
"彼は手先が不器用で皿を割ってしまった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Awkward in movement or in handling things; lacking coordination or dexterity.
"He felt clumsy and kept dropping plates in the busy restaurant kitchen." - 2
Done without skill or in a way that is likely to cause embarrassment or trouble; awkwardly constructed or expressed.
"The politician made a clumsy attempt to apologize for his previous remarks."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'clumsen', meaning to benumb with cold or to stiffen, stemming from Old Norse roots related to stiffness and paralysis. Over time, the meaning shifted from physical stiffness to awkwardness in movement and eventually to a lack of skill or tact.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clumsy" is said worldwide
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maladroit
Transliteration: ma.la.drwa
"Il est très maladroit de ses mains."
ungeschickt
Transliteration: ʊnɡəˈʃɪkt
"Das war eine sehr ungeschickte Bemerkung."
sbadato
Transliteration: zbaˈda.to
"Il cameriere sbadato ha fatto cadere i bicchieri."
torpe
Transliteration: ˈtoɾ.pe
"El niño era torpe y tropezó con la alfombra."
ajeitado
Transliteration: dʒi.zɐ.jeiˈta.du
Script: desajeitado
"Ele é um pouco desajeitado ao dançar."
अनाड़ी
Transliteration: anaari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह कांच का सामान उठाने में बहुत अनाड़ी है।"
笨拙
Transliteration: bèn zhuō
Script: 中文汉字
"他笨拙地拿起了那个杯子。"
서투른
Transliteration: seotureun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 요리하는 데 서투른 편이다."
不器用
Transliteration: bukiyou
Script: 日本語
"彼は手先が不器用で皿を割ってしまった。"
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