60 entries under awkward topic. ×

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boorish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse)
6
unhandy(adjective, stiff, inept, clumsy)
5
heavy-handed(adjective, simple, rough, slow, rude)
5
hulking(adjective, inept, bulky, ungainly)
5
ponderous(adjective, stiff, inept, bulky)
4
all thumbs(expression, adjective, idiom, ability)
4
butterfingered(simple, stupid, inept, clumsy)
4
ham-fisted(adjective, inept, clumsy, inelegant)
4
ham-handed(adjective, inept, clumsy, bulky)
4
inept(adjective, simple, ability, clumsy)
4
klutzy(adjective, simple, slang, ability, stupid)
4
lanky(adjective, tall, graceless, bony)
4
stiff(clumsy, inelegant, graceless, ugliness)
4
vulgar(adjective, rough, rude, coarse)
3
incompetent(adjective, inept, clumsy, bulky)
3
splay(adjective, inept, clumsy, bulky)
3
uncoordinated(adjective, inept, clumsy, bulky)
3
unskillful(inept, clumsy, bulky, inelegant)
2
blundering(simple, inept, clumsy, bulky)
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elephantine(inept, bulky, ungainly, hulking)
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