- awkwardness or lack of skill or grace in movement or action: In spite of their large size and reputed clumsiness, bears are fleet-footed.
- the fact or quality of being awkwardly done or made, or of being poorly contrived, difficult to use, etc.: The story wasn't bad, but had moments of clumsiness.Despite the winning concept of a phone combined with a gaming console, this version was doomed by the clumsiness of its design.
