1. (

• gawky ,
• clumsy ,
• clunky ,
• ungainly ,
• unwieldy

) lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" ;

2. (

• awkward ,
• clumsy ,
• cumbersome ,
• inapt ,
• inept ,
• ill-chosen

) not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" ;

3. (

• awkward ,
• bunglesome ,
• clumsy ,
• ungainly

) difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" ;

4. (

• bungling ,
• clumsy ,
• fumbling ,
• incompetent

) showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" ;