klutzy

[ kluht-see ]

adjective

, Slang.

, klutz·i·er, klutz·i·est.

1. clumsy; awkward:

   If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.

2. unwieldy; bulky or awkward:

   a klutzy pair of boots.

3. inept or thoughtless; boneheaded:

   a klutzy remark.

Other Words From

• klutzi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of klutzy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; klutz + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Katrina Amian Redfern Griffin was bent over, tying her daughter’s shoes during a trip to Disneyland in April 2022, when a park employee dressed as Goofy — the klutzy but lovable cartoon canine — barreled straight into her, according to a lawsuit she filed in Orange County Superior Court.

From Los Angeles Times

“On the plus side,” Humpty Kareem added, “my fall hit all the newspapers so I made your final show even more memorable. Come for the music, stay for the klutzy fall.”

From Los Angeles Times

“On the plus side, my fall hit all the newspapers so I made your final show even more memorable. Come for the music, stay for the klutzy fall.”

From Washington Times

Mr. Orben even helped manage a good-natured jab at “Saturday Night Live” cast member Chevy Chase, who made a running gag of playing Ford — in reality a gifted athlete — as klutzy and goofy.

From Washington Post

Ms. Welch won a Golden Globe for her role in Richard Lester’s 1973 adaptation of “The Three Musketeers”; her character was a hopelessly klutzy 17th-century Frenchwoman, torn between two lives — as a landlord’s wife and the queen’s seamstress.

From New York Times