Words To Describe Clumsiness And Awkward Movements

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Clumsy - A clumsy person moves in a way that is not careful or graceful, and breaks things or knocks against them.

Awkward - Slightly wrong and not attractive or graceful.

Ungainly - Not moving in an attractive or graceful way.

Wooden - A dancer who is wooden moves in a very stiff way that does not look natural or graceful.

Uncoordinated - Not graceful or able to control how you move.

Heavy - Used about a way of moving that is slow and not graceful.

Jerky - A jerky movement consists of several separate short movements.

Convulsive - Convulsive movements are violent and difficult to control.

Have two left feet - To be not at all graceful when you move, dance, or play sport.

Be all fingers and thumbs - To be unable to do a small difficult job because you cannot control your fingers well enough.

Accident-prone - Likely to hurt yourself or break something as a result of an accident.

Awkwardly - With difficulty or in a way that is not graceful.

Butterfingers - Someone who has a tendency to drop things.

Clodhopper - Someone who often accidentally break things or knocks things over.

Doddering - Shaking slightly when you are walking or moving, especially because you are old.

Flat-footed - Not quick or graceful when you move.

Halting - With a lot of pauses between words or movements, often because of a lack or confidence.

Heavy-handed - Not showing delicate, graceful, or skillful qualities.

Jarring - Making your body move suddenly and unexpectedly.

Klutz - Someone who often drops things or has accidents.

Robotic - Used for describing very stiff movements of someone's body, for example in some types of modern dancing.

Stilted - Stilted movements or words are not relaxed and natural.



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