'Clumsiest' definitions:

Definition of 'Clumsiest'

From: GCIDE
  • Clumsy \Clum"sy\, a. [Compar. Clumsier; superl. Clumsiest.] [OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel. klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf. 1st Clam, and 1st Clamp.]
  • 1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse. [1913 Webster]
  • But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed, Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed. --Dryden.
  • Syn: See Awkward. [1913 Webster]