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- adjective
awkward ,clumsy orsocially inept
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Examples
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Kerry's aides insisted that the candidate's remark had not been intentional, that he was just trying to say something nice about Mary but sounded "klutzy" instead.
TALKING THE TALK 2007
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She was brought in to help a female employee at Rolex who was offending an executive with her "klutzy" footwear -- which turned out to be orthopedic shoes.
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"Getting those two devices to work like one is a big pain, and also the devices are klutzy," he says.
A 3-D Maven Weighs In Michelle Kung 2011
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Madeleine L'Engel's A Wrinkle In Time wowed me when I discovered it at age nine, because it proved to me a girl could be nerdy, introverted, and klutzy, and still have awesome adventures.
MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves 2009
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I am often klutzy, sometimes dumb and occasionally very unlucky.
Laura Kumin: How a Bag of Rice Can Save Your iPhone and Your Tech Life Laura Kumin 2011
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It takes talent to look this klutzy, and uncoordinated on cue … not to mention it looks like it hurts!
Twilight Lexicon » Taylor Launter Faceplants in New Clip 2010
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You have to be the character but lucky for me the character was written fairly klutzy.
Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel Interview WHEN IN ROME – Collider.com 2010
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Another thing to consider: many of us were “klutzy” kids.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Weighty Problems in Oversized Young Athletes? 2009
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I was a shy, bookish, bespectacled and klutzy thing, so naturally the protagonists of my fiction were the exact opposite.
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Quirky women have long had success on TV, from klutzy housewife Lucy Ricardo, who helped make "I Love Lucy" the most popular program on air during its run, to Mary Richards, the single gal TV producer on "The Mary Tyler Moore" show.
A Hit Show Hits the Pause Button Lauren A.E. Schuker 2011
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