clumsily
/ˈklʌmzɪli/adverb
उच्चारण क्लम्ज़िली
भद्दे ढंग से, बेढंगेपन से, लापरवाही से
Core word
- 1
in a way that is careless and awkward, often causing things to be knocked over or broken
भद्दे ढंग से, बेढंगेपन से, लापरवाही से
- He clumsily knocked the glass off the table.
- The baby bird moved clumsily along the branch.
- The waiter clumsily dropped the tray on the floor.
+ 2 more examples
- She clumsily tripped over her own bag.
- The puppy clumsily climbed over the step.
Synonyms awkwardly gawkily ungracefully
Opposite gracefully skilfully deftly
- 2
in a way that is done without skill or that may upset or offend people
अकुशलता से, बेतुके ढंग से
- The letter was clumsily written.
- The minister clumsily handled the question about prices.
- The speech was clumsily worded and confused the audience.
+ 2 more examples
- He clumsily tried to apologise and made things worse.
- The story was clumsily told, and the ending was hard to follow.
Synonyms ineptly tactlessly badly
Opposite skilfully tactfully
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + clumsily
Placed after a verb to say that an action was done awkwardly.
क्रिया के बाद आकर बताता है कि काम बेढंगे ढंग से हुआ।
- She clumsily dropped the tray.
- He clumsily tried to open the packet.
clumsily + past participle
Before a participle, it describes work done without skill.
Participle से पहले यह बिना कौशल के किए गए कार्य का वर्णन करता है।
- The poster was clumsily drawn.
- The sentence was clumsily worded.
clumsily + verb of speech
With words like apologise, explain or ask, it means in a way that may upset or offend.
Apologise, explain या ask जैसे शब्दों के साथ इसका अर्थ ऐसे ढंग से है जो दुख पहुँचा सकता है।
- He clumsily asked about her failure and made her cry.
adjective clumsy → adverb clumsily
The adverb is formed by changing y to i and adding -ly.
Adverb बनाने के लिए y को i में बदलकर -ly जोड़ा जाता है।
- He is a clumsy dancer and moves clumsily.
+Collocations 4
clumsily + verb
fallstumbledropknockclimb
- The boy clumsily knocked over a glass of water.
verb + clumsily
handleholdmoveexplainapologise
- He handled the camera clumsily.
clumsily + participle
builtdrawnwrittentranslatedarranged
- The wall was clumsily built and soon cracked.
adverb + clumsily
ratherverysoterriblyslightly
- She danced very clumsily but with joy.
“More examples 5
- The waiter clumsily spilled tea on the guest's shirt.
वेटर ने अनाड़ीपन से मेहमान की कमीज़ पर चाय गिरा दी।
- Radhika clumsily tried to hide the broken vase.
राधिका ने भोंडे ढंग से टूटा फूलदान छिपाने की कोशिश की।
- The speech was clumsily translated and lost its meaning.
भाषण का अनुवाद बेढंगे ढंग से हुआ और उसका अर्थ खो गया।
- He got up clumsily and hit his head on the shelf.
वह बेढंगे तरीके से उठा और उसका सिर अलमारी से टकरा गया।
- The boys clumsily kicked the ball into the neighbour's garden.
लड़कों ने फुटबॉल को अनाड़ीपन से पड़ोसी के बगीचे में मार दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She walked clumsy on the stage.
✓ She walked clumsily on the stage.
Use the adverb clumsily after the action verb walked.
Action verb 'walked' के बाद adverb 'clumsily' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adverbs all show something done badly, with different shades of poor skill.
ये adverbs किसी काम के खराब ढंग से होने को दिखाते हैं, पर कौशल की कमी के अलग-अलग रंगों के साथ।
In an awkward way, with poor control of movement.
बेढंगे ढंग से, गति पर कम नियंत्रण के साथ।
- He clumsily picked up the glass.
awkwardly
In an uncomfortable or embarrassed way, not necessarily careless.
असहज या झिझक भरे ढंग से, ज़रूरी नहीं कि लापरवाही से।
- She stood awkwardly at the door.
carelessly
Without paying enough attention to avoid mistakes.
गलतियों से बचने के लिए पर्याप्त ध्यान दिए बिना।
- He carelessly left the gate open.