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# clumsily

«clumsily» in Mova's school dictionary: **in an awkward, careless way, so that you knock things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clumsily means in an awkward, careless way, so that you knock things over, drop things or move badly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#m1)

2) Clumsily means said or done without skill or tact, so that it sounds awkward or rude. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it describes a character tripping, dropping things or saying something awkward. In writing lessons, a sentence that is «clumsily written» needs to be made smoother. Phrases: «clumsily knocked over», «clumsily written», «move clumsily».

### examples

- He clumsily knocked over the paint pot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x1)
- The puppy ran clumsily across the slippery floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x2)
- She clumsily tried to say sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x3)
- This sentence is clumsily written; try making it shorter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x4)
- The baby walked clumsily on her first steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x5)
- He clumsily spilled juice all over his homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x6)
- He baited his hook and then threw it into the sea clumsily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/#x7)

### note

Adverb from «clumsy» (y → i + -ly). Noun: clumsiness. Spelling: c-l-u-m-s-i-l-y, with no letter b. Do not write «clumsly».

### In the corpora

- [Some children who like someone show it clumsily, by teasing, tugging or hiding their things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/387-ponytail-tugging-crushes-shown-clumsily/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clumsily» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clumsily/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.