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Clumsy vs Hulking - What's the difference?

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Clumsy is a related term of hulking.


As adjectives the difference between clumsy and hulking

is that clumsy is awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous while hulking is large and bulky.

As a noun clumsy

is a person.

clumsy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
    • He's very clumsy . I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
  • Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
    • It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
    What a clumsy joke...
  • awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

    • Noun

    (clumsies)
  • A person.

    • Synonyms

    * butterfingers * klutz

    See also

    * clumsies

    Anagrams

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    hulking

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Large and bulky.
  • (man) Tall and heavily built.
  • Unwieldy.

    • Quotations

    * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 212 *: A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.

    Related terms

    * hulk