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lumbering(clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
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meaningless(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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motiveless(adjective, awkward, insignificant, irregular, useless)
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needless(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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nonsensical(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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not cut out for(expression, inadequate, useless, inept, unable)
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not equal to(expression, inadequate, useless, inept, unable)
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not have it(expression, inadequate, useless, inept, unable)
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oafish(clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
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out to lunch(expression, inadequate, useless, inept, unable)
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purportless(adjective, awkward, insignificant, irregular, useless)
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purposeless(adjective, insignificant, useless)
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random(adjective, insignificant, irregular, empty, senseless)
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raw(inadequate, useless, inept, unable, unskilled)
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senseless(adjective, insignificant, irregular, useless, empty)
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splash about(verb, phrasal verb)
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steering off course
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stiff(clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
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struggling
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swaging
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