10
bumbling(adjective, rude, uncertain, inept, clumsy)
10
bungling(adjective, awkward, incompetent, inept, clumsy)
7
ham-fisted(adjective, uncertain, awkward, hesitant, incompetent)
7
heavy-handed(adjective, rude, awkward, incompetent, inept)
6
awkward(adjective, rude, uncertain, hesitant, incompetent)
6
butterfingered(adjective, awkward, inept, bulky, ungainly)
6
clumsy(adjective, rude, uncertain, awkward, hesitant)
6
gauche(adjective, uncertain, inept, unsophisticated, clumsy)
6
left-handed
6
maladroit(adjective, uncertain, awkward, inept, clumsy)
6
unhandy(adjective, uncertain, awkward, inept, clumsy)
5
handless
5
inept(adjective, rude, uncertain, awkward, clumsy)
5
ungainly(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
4
gawky(adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
4
graceless(rude, awkward, inept, clumsy, bulky)
4
oafish(adjective, rude, awkward, inept, clumsy)
4
ungraceful(adjective, incompetent, clumsy, inexpert)
3
all thumbs(expression, adjective, awkward, inept, clumsy)
3
careless
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