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klutzy — (adj.) 1965, from KLUTZ (Cf. klutz) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Klutziness … Etymology dictionary
klutzy — klutziness, n. /klut see/, adj., klutzier, klutziest. Slang. 1. clumsy; awkward: If you weren t so klutzy you wouldn t have dropped it. 2. unwieldy; bulky or awkward: a klutzy pair of boots. 3. inept or thoughtless; boneheaded: a klutzy remark.… … Universalium
klutzy — [“klatsi] mod. foolish; stupid. □ That was really a klutzy thing to do. □ You are so klutzy! □ Whose klutzy idea was this? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
klutzy — adjective see klutz * * * klutzy [klutzy klutzier klutziest] [ˈklʌtsi] ; [ˈklʌtsi] adjective … Useful english dictionary
klutzy — klutz ► NOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person. DERIVATIVES klutzy adjective. ORIGIN Yiddish, wooden block … English terms dictionary
klutzy — adjective see klutz … New Collegiate Dictionary
klutzy — Synonyms and related words: Boeotian, asinine, beef brained, beef witted, blockish, bovine, chumpish, cloddish, cowish, crass, dense, doltish, dullard, dumb, duncical, duncish, fat, gross, ineducable, lumpish, oafish, opaque, sottish, stupid,… … Moby Thesaurus
klutzy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Slang. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement: awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful. Idiom: all thumbs. See ABILITY … English dictionary for students
klutzy — adj American foolish and/or clumsy. A back formation from the more common noun klutz … Contemporary slang
klutzy — adj. clumsy, stupid, awkward (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
