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clumsiness

[kluhm-zee-nis] / ˈklʌm zi nɪs /


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She spilled Coke on her sari and figured her clumsiness would doom the engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

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

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

“I’m sure we all have fractured toes from stuff like this...Just clumsiness I guess.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2025

A child's personality and behavior may change, and clumsiness or stumbling develops between the ages of five and ten.

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2024

As I cradle my head in my hands, she giggles at my clumsiness.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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