# clumsily

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.

## Examples

- A clumsily can be important in texts about precise reading and writing.
- In the article, "clumsily" meant in a clumsy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly.
- The teacher asked students to explain "clumsily" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.

## Common patterns

- a clumsily — refers to one example or case of clumsily — The text introduced a clumsily before giving an example.
- the clumsily of something — connects clumsily to a specific topic or object — The paragraph explained the clumsily of the topic in simple language.

## Collocations

- clumsily term — The teacher marked clumsily as a useful term in precise reading and writing.
- clumsily context — The clumsily context made the sentence easier to understand.

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