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Meanings of as clumsy in English

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Usage of as clumsy in English
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François bent down to the grave, as clumsy as an old man.
Melnitz
2
Opposite stands a three-tiered stone pile as clumsy as the other is elegant.
Full Circle
3
Monsieur de Clagny, as clumsy as a tortured man, had been torturing Dinah.
The Muse of the Department
4
They are loyal, but as clumsy as the bears in their cold 'Hills'!
King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
5
The story which he has now invented is as clumsy as it is false.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878
6
Did he think her as clumsy as a street porter?
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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That and an attempt to explain the man's state of mind come off as clumsy.
News.com.au
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Even the narrowest of the available knives would be as clumsy as a broken thumb.
Swan Song
9
In short, the story is as clumsy, as abominable.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
10
We are monkeys in conduct, and as clumsy as bears when we try to gambol.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
11
The professor, as clumsy as could be in his fighting harness, followed-notwithout some hesitation.
Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery
12
She felt thankful that in the end, her landing was not as clumsy as most.
The Wyrmling Horde
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In comparison, Chris felt as retarded as a dinosaur, and just as clumsy and gigantic.
Cities in Flight
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Not much, however, for well-drilled soldiers are as clumsy at such a work as farm-labourers.
Ran Away to Sea
15
She has described it herself as clumsy language.
The Guardian
16
This thing might turn out just as clumsy.
Bitch is the new black: a memoir
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