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View definitions for clumsily

clumsily

adverb as in crudely

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That’s less true in uncontrolled environments, like during a joyless interaction with Georgia donut shop employees in which he clumsily asked videographers to blur out a worker’s face and then placed a donut order of “just whatever makes sense.”

From Slate

Despite being the only mayor in NYC history to be charged during his tenure, Adams is still doing what he does best: refusing to budge an inch and clumsily making his case before a city that’s long tired of his shenanigans.

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Because while Trump may just be clumsily trying to finesse the abortion issue and shrink the massive gender gap with his creepy rhetoric, Vance has some very well-developed thoughts on that issue.

From Salon

Even though polls show some Republicans would try to forcefully overthrow the government if they lose, Jean-Pierre kept her cool as she clumsily tried to walk reporters through the renewed prospect of Biden defending the Capitol from violent insurrection should Donald Trump lose another election — all because of his irritating inability to accept any defeat.

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"How to Die Alone" unleashes the breadth of Rothwell’s abilities, traveling a gamut of feelings as Melissa clumsily leaps from one risk to the next.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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