01 a. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
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1.
Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.[Obs.]
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2.
Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.“But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed, Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.” — Dryden.
Syn.
See Awkward.