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clumsiness

[kluhm-zee-nis] / ˈklʌm zi nɪs /


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I was a little taken aback by the clumsiness of the comedy, which makes even “Saturday Night Live” of recent vintage seem like a work of genius.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

As the Multistrada gets rolling, the clumsiness gives way to a deeply balanced, pin-sharp precision and effortless, lock-to-lock agility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Some of this clumsiness is simply the endearing choreography of learning something new.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

These include difficulty concentrating, depression, stumbling and clumsiness, involuntary jerking of the limbs and body, mood swings and personality changes, problems swallowing, speaking and breathing.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

He saw her ridiculous olive branch, her clumsiness and silly clothes.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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