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Clumsy vs Wanting - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between clumsy and wanting

is that clumsy is awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous while wanting is absent or lacking.

As nouns the difference between clumsy and wanting

is that clumsy is a clumsy person while wanting is the state of wanting something; desire.

As a preposition wanting is

without.

As a verb wanting is

present participle of lang=en.

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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    wanting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Absent or lacking.
  • * 1813 , Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice , Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
    • but where other powers of entertainment are wanting , the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.

    Derived terms

    * wantingly

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • without

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of wanting something; desire.