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Clumsy vs Yokel - What's the difference?

clumsy | yokel |

As nouns the difference between clumsy and yokel

is that clumsy is a person while yokel is (pejorative) an unsophisticated person.

As an adjective clumsy

is awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

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

    * *

    yokel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) An unsophisticated person.
  • A person of rural background.

    • Synonyms

    * boor * bumpkin * joskin * hillbilly (US) * hick

    References