clumsy

One unquestionable element is its success in raising the low estimation of Green Lantern created by a particularly clumsy movie, simply by imagining possibilities in much bigger terms.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Popular culture has often depicted the dodo as clumsy and unintelligent, sometimes suggesting that its extinction was almost unavoidable.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

During the ceremony on Tuesday, judge Meinir Wyn Edwards said there was "no plan or narrative arc in this novel" and that the "clumsy, flawed expression makes the whole thing almost impossible to read".

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The middle stretch has a concocted outdoor chase sequence that feels like a clumsy campground slasher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Bitter often joked to Jam that her father moved like a functioning disaster, clumsy and charming and breaking at least one breakable thing a week.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Camille was funnier and weirder and clumsier — and happier.

From Salon ● May 30, 2025

Keith’s Christopher, creepier and a bit clumsier, made me want to call campus security from the theater lobby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Some cats are just clumsier than others, and material possessions mean nothing to them.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2018

And yet, the camera I lust after now is exactly this X1D, even while it’s heavier, sometimes clumsier, and consistently slower than most other cameras.

From The Verge ● Feb. 12, 2018

But even in the dim light, she could tell Kaz was moving too slowly, his gloved fingers clumsier than she’d ever seen them.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

But there’s an earnest, yearning passion here that makes the film feel vital even at its clumsiest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

The clumsiest amongst us has taken a daily ballet class, and isn’t half bad.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020

“Eminem hits clunker after clunker on “Revival,” his clumsiest record to date.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2018

The seven-speed Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has a feature called Active Rev Matching, which automatically adjusts the engine’s speed to smooth out your clumsiest shifts—something drivers once had to learn through practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2018

I was the clumsiest, worst party butler Mrs. Dawson ever had, and to her everlasting credit, she did not fire me right away.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride