1 (used about a person) careless and likely to knock into, drop or break things （指人）笨手笨脚的，笨拙的: She undid the parcel with clumsy fingers. 她笨手笨脚地把包裹拆开。

2 (used about a comment, etc) likely to upset or offend people （指评论等）容易冒犯或伤害人的: He made a clumsy apology. 他的道歉很生硬。

3 large, difficult to use, and not attractive in design 笨拙难看；大而无当: a clumsy piece of furniture 一件大而无当的家具 ➔clumsily adv ➔clumsiness noun [U]