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Definition of clumsiness : The quality of being clumsy.

Synonyms:

rigor, deliberateness, deliberation, backwardness, hardness, severeness, nuisance value, unsuitableness, mental retardation, retardation, unsuitability, rigour, ungracefulness, severity, unwieldiness, harshness, heavy-handedness, unhurriedness, stiffness, worthlessness, rigourousness, slowness, subnormality, maladroitness, inclemency, ineptness, rigorousness, cumbersomeness, ungainliness, ineptitude

gawkiness, awkwardness, uncivility, indignity

earthiness, commonness, brutishness, rudeness, colloquialism, grossness, brazenness, gracelessness, outlandishness, rankness, offensiveness, saltiness, garishness, vernacular, gaudiness, ignominy, boorishness, baseness, crassness, repulsiveness, roughness, crudeness, profanity, tawdriness, indelicacy, vulgarity, shamelessness, sleaze, tactlessness, coarseness, inelegance, tastelessness, rawness, lowness, barbarism, broadness, depravity, animality

inattentiveness, haphazardness, shoddiness, recklessness, perfunctoriness, dereliction, neglect, carelessness, inadvertency, inconsiderateness, slovenliness, negligence, neglectfulness, disregardfulness, thoughtlessness, senility, sloppiness, forgetfulness

Usage examples:

• The Duc de Vivonne, my brother, laughed at him in society; he unceasingly outraged by his clumsiness his sister's sense of discretion. - "The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Volume VI. Being the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV.", Madame La Marquise De Montespan.
• She laughed at his, Keegan's, clumsiness, chided him good- naturedly. - "Gargoyles", Ben Hecht.
• In short, either by accident, by reason of our superior vigilance, or by the clumsiness of his plans, Fu- Manchu for once in an otherwise blameless career has left a clue! - "The Devil Doctor", Sax Rohmer.