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klutzy

/ˈklʌtsi/

klutzy adjective: awkward, clumsy or socially inept.

Adjective

klutzy (comparative klutzier, superlative klutziest)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Awkward, clumsy or socially inept.
    • Life is a high wire act and there's no net. And most of us are klutzy, so watch out, here comes another splat.1983 April 1, 'Fran C. Schlepper', “They Are Everywhere”, in Gay Community News, page 3

klutzy meaning in Bengali

klutzy in Bengali

অপ্রস্তুত, আনাড়ি, সামাজিকভাবে অদক্ষ

Forms of klutzy

comparativeklutzier
superlativeklutziest

Origin of klutzy

From klutz + -y.

Words formed from klutzy

Words that rhyme with klutzy

Questions about klutzy

What does klutzy mean?
Klutzy means awkward, clumsy or socially inept.
What is klutzy in Bengali?
Klutzy in Bengali is অপ্রস্তুত, আনাড়ি, সামাজিকভাবে অদক্ষ. See Klutzy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is klutzy?
Klutzy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce klutzy?
Klutzy is pronounced /ˈklʌtsi/.

Words near klutzy in the dictionary

  1. klutzier
  2. klutziest
  3. klutzily
  4. klutziness
  5. klutzish
  6. klutzy
  7. Kluver
  8. Kluvers
  9. Kluwe
  10. Kluwes
  11. Klux

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Adapted from Wiktionary: klutzy (page history and authors); klutzy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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