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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Clŭm'sy, a.

adjective

a. [compar. CLUMSIER; superl. CLUMSIEST.] [From clump, clumps, q. v.]

  1. Without grace of shape, manners, &c.; wanting dexterity or readiness; awkward; unhandy. “The clumsy exercises of the European tourney.” Prescott.
  2. Ill-made; badly constructed; as, a clumsy garment; clumsy verse. Dryden.

Syn.—See AWKWARD.