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clumsies

clumsies is the plural of clumsy.

Meaning of clumsy

Noun

clumsy (plural clumsies)

  1. (informal, fairly rare) A clumsy person.
    • On the stairs he met Ellen, the housemaid, and as he passed her he knocked the hot-water jug out of her hand. “Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water.1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Bad Tuesday”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 82

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Noun

clumsies pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, plural, plural-only, the clumsies) A state of clumsiness.
    • Coffee Filters: When you are cooking for guests, do you get afflicted with the clumsies, especially when you try to separate paper coffee filters?1995, Heloise, Heloise Hints for All Occasions, page 40

Questions about clumsies

What does clumsies mean?
Clumsies means a state of clumsiness.
What is clumsies the plural of?
Clumsies is the plural of clumsy.
What part of speech is clumsies?
Clumsies is a noun.

Words near clumsies in the dictionary

  1. Clums
  2. clumse
  3. clumsed
  4. clumses
  5. clumsier
  6. clumsies
  7. clumsiest
  8. clumsily
  9. clumsiness
  10. clumsinesses
  11. clumsing

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