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Strained vs Clumsy - What's the difference?

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Strained is a related term of clumsy.


As adjectives the difference between strained and clumsy

is that strained is forced through a strainer while clumsy is awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

As a verb strained

is (strain).

As a noun clumsy is

a person.

strained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Forced through a strainer.
  • Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
  • Under tension; tense.
  • Ever since the fight our relation has been strained .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (strain)
  • Anagrams

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    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

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