clumsy

Once, he came down on a Sunday afternoon. "I need a cup of flour, " he said. It was clumsy, but I couldn't help myself.

A clumsy man not noticing it, had his foot on it for ever so long before he discovered it.

The doctor's clumsy handling of the syringe did not inspire confidence in his nervous patient.

Yeah he looks a bit clumsy early on, but you know Yao will get it going and dominate this Pacers interior eventually.

Custard pudding and cof. . . Oh! sorry. It was very clumsy of me. Just a moment, please.

Johnny Depp is no Cary Grant, but is charming in a clumsy sort of way.

I did this on my MacBook and, though it was a little clumsy, Appolicious imported 44 titles of my apps in just a few seconds.

WhenI stay in hotels or hotel apartments, I always end up bruising myself at least once a week, being a clumsy person.

Paradoxically, a clumsy attempt to deal with underperformance will be just as bad for morale as not dealing with it at all.

You may be crude and clumsy , wasteful and ineffective, but if you sincerely try to help, your attempt produces nothing but good.

His brother was clumsy since the birth, he was at work from the first dawn of day, singing at the top of his lungs.

This woman voice is clear and fragile, that clumsy and timid and serene exterior even if is loudly talk to all terror to scare her to her.

When he was on his feet he turned toward the drug store, still clutching the paper, amazed and angry with himself for having been so clumsy.

We say that we are "all thumbs" , meaning that our fingers seem to be too clumsy for the work.

Somehow he managed to break his tumble with his hands and turn it into a clumsy thumping cartwheel.

Sorry ! It was to clumsy of me to have done it .

But each new type he made up was as clumsy or as heavy or as over sharp as the type it was designed to replace .

Obviously in real life it's a lot more sweaty, clumsy, grunty, and primal than dramatic Hollywood love scenes make it out to be.

What I had said to Daniel was clumsy and trite. It was nothing. And yet, it was everything.

But although all this was troubling, Angela Merkel's attempt to fix it has been spectacularly clumsy.

Not only a liar, but a bad one. That was clumsy and stupid, my lord. "And yet Ser Duck says you knighted him. "

The military alliance that faced down the Red Army might have been expected to crush the clumsy forces of Colonel Qaddafi in days.

After a week of clumsy American-inspired attempts to shut WikiLeaks down, it is now hosted on more than 700 servers around the world.

He asked me such a clumsy question that I did not know what to reply.

Vladimir Putin has all but shut the door to big western oil firms with his recent clumsy effort to create a state-run oil giant in Russia.

eg: I've never been able to pull something like that, I'm too clumsy.

Learning new things will enable you to feel depressed and clumsy, but it will offer you a huge happy promotion if you continue to work hard.

The additional toe protection is a necessity for a clumsy oaf like me who tends to stub his toe often.

STEFAN: You know, you left that girl alive tonight. That's very clumsy of you.

In that picture she was always sorry for the clumsy pins, and the uneven parting in her hair.

Despite the larger footprint and weight , I didn't find the HD2 clumsy to carry in a pocket or odd to hold up to my ear .

Junior clumsy tactics in the face of such a mature market, rational buyers, the natural outcome is self-evident.

"Yes, m'lord. I'll keep it higher next time. " Horse pulled Hop-Robin to his feet, and the smaller boy made a clumsy bow.

This example is a tad clumsy; for one thing, it would require that you set up a redirected socket for each remote end point you wish to use.

a bungling workman; did a clumsy job; his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf.

Sleepwalkers usually have glassy-looking eyes and blank expressions on their faces. They might look awake but act clumsy.

I never saw such a clumsy chap as you.

It becomes a monster of madness. It is as quick as a panther, ALERT as a mouse, heavy and clumsy like an elephant.

The use of that word exemplifies the kind of underlining that makes it feel clumsy .

A player will only play on the ball position in a number of very beautiful, and in some clumsy play on the ball position, not a good player.

When he drew upon the Force to do battle, however, he overcame his otherwise brutish, clumsy nature to become a formidable opponent.

In my clumsy attempt to quickly grab the phone, I knocked it off the kitchen counter and cracked the screen.

It might feel difficult and clumsy at the start, but as you gain momentum you'll almost always find your motivation has returned.

In short, the cost of putting a woman off with a clumsy approach would have been, in the environment of our ancestors, very high.

What she could never be was ugly, clumsy, or just a man in drag.

She MADE all the other girls I'd been out with seem dingy and clumsy and old before their time.

Though they may look slow and clumsy , they are extraordinarily fast, able to reach speeds up to 25 m. p. h.

That's the kind of God you people talk about-a country bumpkin, a clumsy, brainless, conceited, uncouth hayseed.

As a result of this movement, my movement is no longer clumsy.

The most fantastic part of the circus performance is of Giant Panda's, and its clumsy and funny motion amused the whole audience.

How clumsy of me to break the vase!

Clumsy fellows, ' said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls. ' And I thought how Captain Smollett would have set them skipping.

How clumsy of me to step on your foot.

The months leading up to the Games, though, showed China at its clumsy, ill-tempered , and repressive worst.

and now, at the sight of this clumsy stranger, who was to stay here in my place beside my mother, I had my first attack of tears.

In bright type furniture, ferreous mesua furniture is behaving him with the style of Chinese hackberrya of its massiness clumsy.

Even HP's clumsy attempt to identify the leaky director was arguably part of the effort to raise standards.

It was very clumsy, but lasted a great many years before it became water-logged and perhaps sank to the bottom.

The healthy boy with his fresh, clumsy sensuality that she had then been so scornful of!

Ms Tymoshenko's imprisonment now jeopardises years of clumsy but steady progress towards Europe.

Divisions of the wage scale must be arbitrary and rigid. Running a "planned state" from central headquarters is clumsy, unfair, inefficient.

Seryozhka sits down on the box and watches the heavy clumsy movements of his assistant.

NCLB exposed the dismal performance of schools. But it has also demonstrated how clumsy Washington's hand can be.

So, the Smurfs get scattered, and Clumsy Smurf wanders into a "forbidden" grotto. Some other Smurfs follow him.

But by 2002 more than a decade of military-funded research on autonomous ground vehicles had produced only a few slow and clumsy prototypes.

a clumsy fat man gets involved in an incident, and is arrested after being watched by a mysterious woman.

He is still smarting over criticism of his victorious but clumsy performance.

Clumsy curbs on trade are bad for the economy, but they are not always bad for individual businesses.

she said. "You're too clumsy. You might drop the book in the mud. "

Joe, a clumsy and timid horseman, did not look to advantage in the saddle.

A kindly, gentle man despite his size, Uncle Alden Bentley's only real fault seemed to be that he was terribly clumsy.

they were very clumsy, but it was a kind thought. They were meant for the little girl.

Make sure you hire the experts to do it. You're so clumsy and awkward. You'll probably fall off the ladder and hurt yourself.

The pen interface was clumsy, and, frankly, customers saw no need for direct screen interfaces before the age of iPhones.

Her class was divided into relay teams. With her limp and slow, clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.

Not surprisingly, most of these fires originate in the kitchen from clumsy or inattentive cooks.

Big literary giant says, reoccupy rose compares a woman, very clumsy, but sexy woman forever many not much, little many.

A clumsy person could never achieve the graceful evolution of that ballet dancer.

The story tells the story of a clumsy Panda only aspire to be a Kung Fu Master.

A clumsy, well-meaning Gungan outcast from his people on Naboo, Jar Jar Binks struggled to prove his worth throughout his life.

"It is very clumsy and they don't seem to be so knowledgeable. "

On the contrary, in a clumsy carver, it has possibly become pile of crushed stones, throws the trashcan finally.

Most pathetic were their hairless neck, so long, bent and clumsy, caning out like scraggy, disconcerted dragons.

In part it was a new way of packaging the clumsy old "corporate social responsibility" (CSR).

After having laughed up his sleeve about her clumsy act, he apologized to her.

their fingers , from excessive toil , are too clumsy and tremble too much for that.

The cute but clumsy pink piglet, McDull, just might be the most contagious thing this summer.

Australia's firewall is a case in point, even if it is a clumsy way of enforcing the law.

The creature may look very clumsy, but pound for pound, it is one of the most ferocious fighters in the animal kingdom.

he was quick and smart, and his brother as long silly and clumsy.

A: How clumsy of me to do that!

'On the contrary, ' said the dealer, 'it is large and clumsy.

I started dancing long with her. though i was a little clumsy.

Slow action clumsy, not good at jumping, swimming, can only be used to crawl to crawl.

an awkward dancer; an awkward gesture; too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes; his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.

His main problem, though, continues to be his restricted movement and clumsy technique in a team that wants to play swift passing football.

Amazing! Your attacks could pass through the eye of a needle. I'm so clumsy. I just break everything. . .

It's almost impossible to prove that manipulation is taking place, although if it's clumsy, people tend to notice.

The Nixon Administration was not so insensitive to the Chilean junta's clumsy and occasionally brutal practices as our critics alleged.

Afterwards, they share a cigarette, hands slightly clumsy as they lie twined around each other, wrapped in a blanket that smells of dust.

The vision begins to play out in real life, as Clumsy Smurf inadvertently leads the evil wizard Gargamel to the smurfs' secret village.

He's so clumsy too. He never does anything quietly.

across the streets , at wide intervals , one clumsy lamp was slung by a rope and pulley ; at night , when the lamplighter.

Working in side hall puts me apart, and I feel completely uprooted and clumsy.

Because it was so clumsy of us today. And our head waiter says not to put the service charge on your check.

Chinese are generally very smart in making deals, but are comparatively clumsy in image promotion due to the lack of experiences.

When he was twenty-two, he went to Vienna to seek his fortune, a pockmarked, rather clumsy young man in provincial clothes.

When British Prime Minister David Cameron told a youth "Call me Dave" , he was mocked mercilessly for his clumsy attempt at populism.

Four days passed, and the fifth day found the King of the Blind still incognito as a clumsy and useless stranger among his subjects.

The unique centre hole works as a glass holder, catching any spills and therefore preventing embarrassment for those clumsy days.

In the clumsy hands of Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, this behaviour is so transparent as to be almost comical.

If he had known what he was doing they wouldn't have attacked. But he is clumsy and stupid as a baby.

Oh, I'm so sorry! It was very clumsy of me. I'll bring a hot towel right now.

Alternatively, you can resort to very clumsy casting, and hope that the compiler's optimizer works out what you really want to do.

I headed for the school, jumping like a clumsy rabbit in and out of snowbanks.

Their public relations on most other issues remains pretty clumsy too, and their promises to investors have been overblown.

An axe would be a clumsy tool to open a tin of milk with.

a clumsy and wasteful process; wasteful duplication of effort; uneconomical ebb and flow of power.

As graceful and deadly as it is in the air, it looks clumsy on the rocky perch.

Most of the men were issued Army winter parkas , shorter and less clumsy than the Navy parkas worn by the Marines.

Mr Kan does himself few favours. Though a canny politician, he is a clumsy speaker, with none of Mr Koizumi's razzmatazz.

While Mike and I were waiting for our food, this clumsy waiter spilled a bowl of piping hot soup on Mike's back.

The well-meaning but politically clumsy Chancellor Valorum was voted out of office.

Amelia contributed a neat trick: learn how to say "brother" in the local language and use it to admonish clumsy and annoying suitors.

The head is broad and deep, not coarse or clumsy, but in proportion to the size of the dog.

This trend should be a relief to the clumsy celebs who dread navigating a movie premiere in six-inch heels.

Clumsy. He picks bullets off his lap, loading them into the gun, one by one, methodical and grim. Six in the chamber.

But it has also demonstrated how clumsy Washington's hand can be.

Clumsy efforts to protect some of them from foreign competition deprive others of the cheap inputs they need to thrive in world markets.

I was so clumsy that I did not know how to make the bed and fix the mosquito net.

Whatever the true numbers, other casualties may be counted in the disaster and the nature of its clumsy handling afterwards.

Michaelis made a clumsy attempt to distract him.

They are like a fast-growing adolescent, sometimes boisterous, sometimes clumsy but still developing.

In 2005-06 Endesa fought off the Spanish government's clumsy attempt to merge it with Gas Natural.

he was quick and smart, and his brother as well silly and clumsy.

Sharp-eyed readers may note that in places the seams in this patchwork quilt are a little clumsy.

But, in my view, all the techie rough edges still haven't been sanded off and it's still clumsy in a few places.

With her limp and slow, clumsy reactions, she would surely hold up her team.

So often we want happiness , but the very way we pursue it is so clumsy and unskillful that it brings only more sorrow .

The heart of overwork, and clumsy, you forgive him.

I just hope that the robot my brain can control isn't nearly as clumsy as I am with my own body.

clumsy artist is always wearing other's glasses.

They drove out in a clumsy high carriage.

I made a clumsy but well-meaning attempt to comfort you.

Good programmers tend to be offended by clumsy code that could be faster.

They fear that the economy is ' "beyond control" , prone to speculative excesses followed by clumsy crackdowns.

Well, my youngest son is feeling ill, and kept me up half the night. That's why my work is a bit heavy-handed and clumsy this morning.

Microsoft has become a clumsy, uncompetitive innovator. Its products are lampooned, often unfairly but sometimes with good reason.

She puts her clothes in her families clumsy washing machine.

What I had said to Daniel was clumsy and trite. It was nothing.

Her clumsy fib had let him see that she had something to conceal.

Harry Reid, the majority leader, may be to blame for the clumsy handling of the Senate.

Bill was clumsy when he walked; however, he showed great dexterity when he danced minuets .

Sure, you can embed the images on your site by using a clumsy chunk of HTML code, but that's not exactly a pleasure to use.

rowboat was a clumsy affair made out of old boxes.

MRS. ALLONBY: Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about things.

If you are a clumsy but good looking single dad, please beware of your adopted son.

It was terribly clumsy of me.

But, in my tests, I found the device a bit clumsy and unsatisfying to use.

By contrast, our First World way of caring for the elderly is a clumsy, exhausting tarantella.

The surveyor could not see what was in front as his whole field of vision on that side was covered by the broad clumsy back of the driver.

The little girl dropped her aunt a clumsy curtsey, murmuring an inaudible greeting.

I have two left feet. I'm so clumsy, first I'd step all over your feet, and then I'd stumble all over the dance floor.

He' s clumsy and untidy but then again he' s always willing to help.

Wielders of clumsy middle-aged thumbs like a QWERTY keyboard of buttons (though touch screens are also on offer).

While having a lie-in helps people feel a bit more clear-headed, they are still slow and clumsy .

Experts agree the process for making vaccines is clumsy and outdated, but new and more efficient technologies are still a few years away.

Foxconn made matters worse with a slow and initially clumsy response.

She moved her clumsy shoe a few centimetres and deliberately crushed a twig .

The lighter Greek ships rowed out from a circular formation and rammed their prows into the clumsy enemy vessels.

He gives the Bruins BugFeng comedy style, have been very clumsy bears lovely voice accompanied by Feng Xiaogang, is really quite perfect.

A clumsy yet powerful strike from one of its claws sheered the chains that bound Kenobi.

Her clumsy imitation of Chinese catapulted Ms Wallace to her moment of fame.

All bumbling conjurers , clumsy squires, no-talent bards, and cowardly thieves in the land will be pre-emotively put to death.

His speeches were clumsy, and his delivery was frequently stumbling and bombastic.

The American way may seem less efficient, but it is easier and makes one look less clumsy in using fork and knife!

You know, this is just clumsy little baby steps.

Alcohol has different effect on adults from clumsy - to high - to attacks tend to. . . - to a drunk.

It was in theater school that the clumsy Bloom fell three stories and broke his back.

Kit Kat Wizard of thousands of Rime, the simple and honest clumsy shrubs pure heaven.

The puppets come alive in the members' skillful hands, while in the unpracticed hands of audience members they look tired and clumsy.

In modern China, Yan Fu advocated hermeneutic translation, while Lu Xun preferred a clumsy version to one that was free but inexact.

Bitches are big, tall, strong, large, loud, brash, harsh, awkward, clumsy, sprawling, strident, ugly.

It uses tradition , daintily, thick and bright color, the line rough but baptized, the form is clumsy but exaggerated.

They "are sometimes clumsy and sometimes errant" , but "active, pragmatic governments" are indispensable.

Last night Messi looked like a skilled adult playing against clumsy children. That's what it looked like to me. . .

I'm going to the Apple Store for some last-minute gifts. -Oops! Oh, I'm sorry. How did that happen? Clumsy me.

Her demo and clear instructions help even the most clumsy cake decorator like myself to perform the task at hand confidently.

He was a big clumsy giant of a man with broad face and small suspicious eyes.

Sometimes even professionals can be clumsy and you can end up feeling even more alone and isolated.

He's clumsy and untidy but he's always willing to help.

yet, absorption of the clumsy, existing structure was impossible to hide given the time constraints.

"If defenders are worried about knocking me over then they should be less clumsy , " said Robben.

my partner's play of the last trump; his clumsy play of the rebound.

Laird treated this clumsy procedure the way a matador handles the lunges of a bill .

The Cold War and clumsy diplomacy had kept India and the United States apart for too long.

They are clumsy and brutal bumblers out of a Coen brothers movie.

From 1918 onward to 1933 the world entered upon an age of conferences, of slow and clumsy efforts to readjust its affairs.

Rather clumsy mixed economies resulted, with disappointing growth.

An oversized suit or baggy trousers allow freedom of movement for all the clumsy acts. He also wears big shoes.

how clumsy of me. I meant to accuse you.

Yet Mr Obama is going about it in a clumsy way.

The men in recon were clumsy now and uncertain of their footing .

Such a clumsy and frustrating the government's image, impact is not good, also hurt the people's heart.

The other companies are clumsy and unskilled in tackling with the chaos. Where managing is concerned, they are all thumbs.

I can do everything with ease on the stage, whereas in real life I feel too big and clumsy. So I didn't choose acting; acting chose me.

In addition, both the companion app and the Web-browser-interface display, while attractive and simple, can be clumsy to use.

Henry's arbitrary decision to fire Bill Winn was nothing more than a clumsy and indirect attack on Lee Iacocca.

So clumsy was the man that he always could not solve any problem independently.

And if that sounds like a clumsy metaphor for real life, it probably is.

Having little practice with social skills results in clumsy and awkward conversation.

At the formal party I felt very clumsy and out of place.

Such an approach is rather clumsy and lacks flexibility.

Mr. Jobs often criticizes, in public and private, the experience of watching TV as clumsy and bad for consumers.

QWERTY keyboard of buttons is kind to clumsy middle-aged thumbs (though touch screens are also on offer).

However, his macho father and village leader, Stoik the Vast, will not allow his small and clumsy son to do so.

Sound is preeminent: Nobody wants to impose a clumsy - sounding name on a child .

Well, such clumsy heat exchange units featuring long metal coils may be on their way out.

Right. Under "Do not let in Clumsy. "

It can change a flabby, clumsy person into a firm, perfectly controlled, and graceful one.

society. It's clumsy, and has weird ugly sharp twisty bits coming off each of the letters.

maybe is clumsy, ho were tense and powerful, and express the warmth of the peasant family.

But he also recognises that many of the Bush-era policies were clumsy as well as questionable.

Beijing has a history of using policy tools, clumsy moral persuasion and directives to manage the level of the stock market.

I'm so clumsy. . . . . . Well I should go and clean my desk. . . . Hope to meet you soon! ! ! ! !

not only have handwritten characters become more clumsy - looking , but there are even many wrong or miswritten characters in a given essay.

The modern version of that is blocking websites: a clumsy tactic resorted to by China and Iran.

Richard, in his thin, reedy voice, made a clumsy speech.

The clumsy arrangement was dictated by necessity but neither made any attempt to change it.

Synthetical meaning is: 1: Simple and honest, clumsy and simple, straightforward, upright, loyal, loyalty.

He's also clumsy, has a history of failed marriages, and is in lovewith Rachel.

Oh, I'm sorry. That was really clumsy of me.

But clumsy people get injured doing everyday things like walking down the street.

I am not a writer, I am unable to express my respect with the vivid language , but I want to use my clumsy pen to express my respect.

Being clumsy in front of the head of his clan.

Dogs with clumsy or inelegant gait must be penalized.

His clumsy movement attracted the police.

He must have made some move that was ugly, clumsy or distracted.

On my first Metro ride, I encountered an incompetent, clumsy pickpocket.

to speculative excesses followed by clumsy crackdowns.

Sometimes the culprit will have left obvious tracks and his work will be downright clumsy.

I love it. He's kind of tall and he's a little clumsy.

B: Way to go, * clumsy. Now I guess I have to take you to the hospital .

Another big advantage is that interaction designers won't have to incorporate clumsy file system awareness into their products.

Clumsy user experience for changing white balance, ISO, AF mode, metering.

It doesn't matter if the words you use to reveal the truth are written or spoken, poetic or clumsy.

He tried to dance, but he was too clumsy and awkward.

Most stone men are feeble creatures, clumsy, lumbering, witless.

From these holes escaped every minute great birds of clumsy flight, which flew in all directions.

Both Twitter and YouTube are hobbled as sources of news by their clumsy search engines.