clumsily

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clumsily

adverb more clumsily · most clumsily

  1. In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly. But, bowing with sketchily joined hands, they smiled their way clumsily out, down to the darkness.

    Similar: carelessly, sloppily

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adv done without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly

Españoltorpemente, toscamente
Portuguêsdesajeitadamente, atrapalhadamente, aos trancos e barrancos
Françaismaladroitement
Italianogrossolanamente, alla meno peggio, alla cieca, a tentoni, disordinatamente, a casaccio
Ελληνικάάγαρμπα ágarmpa
Русскийнеуклю́же neukljúže

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@misc{clumsily_2026,
  title = {clumsily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clumsily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}