Clum"sy (?), a.
[Compar. Clumsier (?);
superl. Clumsiest.] [OE. clumsed
benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel.
klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with
cold. Cf. 1st Clam, and 1st Clamp.]
1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
[Obs.]
2. Without skill or grace; wanting
dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if
benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or
inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy
workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a
clumsy excuse.
But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked,
unpointed,
Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.
Dryden.
Syn. -- See Awkward.