Synonyms: inept, ill-chosen, inapt, cumbersome, awkward, clumsy
Definition: not elegant or graceful in expression
Usage: an awkward prose style; a clumsy apology; his cumbersome writing style; if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
Similar words: infelicitous
Definition: not appropriate in application; defective
Usage: an infelicitous remark; infelicitous phrasing; the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy
Synonyms: ungainly, unwieldy, clumsy, clunky, gawky
Definition: lacking grace in movement or posture
Usage: a gawky lad with long ungainly legs; clumsy fingers; what an ungainly creature a giraffe is; heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
Similar words: awkward
Definition: lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
Usage: an awkward dancer; an awkward gesture; too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes; his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
Synonyms: bungling, clumsy, incompetent, fumbling
Definition: showing lack of skill or aptitude
Usage: a bungling workman; did a clumsy job; his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
Similar words: unskilled
Definition: not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
Usage: unskilled in the art of rhetoric; an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber; unskilled labor; workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities; unskilled workmanship
Synonyms: ungainly, bunglesome, clumsy, awkward
Definition: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Usage: an awkward bundle to carry; a load of bunglesome paraphernalia; clumsy wooden shoes; the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
Similar words: unwieldy, unmanageable
Definition: difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
Usage: we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter; almost dropped the unwieldy parcel