7
lumbering(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
7
oafish(adjective, simple, rough, slow, rude)
7
rough(adjective, rude, coarse, awkward, clumsy)
7
rustic(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
6
boorish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
6
unhandy(adjective, awkward, stiff, inept, clumsy)
5
gangling(adjective, tall, bony, lanky, rawboned)
5
gangly(adjective, tall, lanky)
5
heavy-handed(adjective, simple, rough, slow, rude)
5
hulking(adjective, awkward, inept, bulky, ungainly)
5
ponderous(adjective, awkward, stiff, inept, bulky)
4
all thumbs(expression, adjective, idiom, ability, awkward)
4
butterfingered(simple, stupid, awkward, inept, clumsy)
4
cumbersome
4
fumbling
4
gross(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, clumsy)
4
ham-fisted(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, inelegant)
4
ham-handed(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
4
inept(adjective, simple, ability, awkward, clumsy)
4
klutzy(adjective, simple, slang, ability, stupid)
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