Clumsy and Rough

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Clumsy

Clumsy adjective - Hastily or roughly constructed.
Usage example: a clumsy mock-up of the real thing
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Rough is a synonym for clumsy. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead the word "Clumsy" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Words: clumsiness, clumsily

Rough

Rough adjective - Hastily or roughly constructed.
Usage example: made a rough camp as darkness fell over the forest
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Clumsy is a synonym for rough in boorish topic. You can use "Clumsy" instead an adjective "Rough", if it concerns topics such as careless.
Nearby Words: roughly, roughness, roughen, roughening, roughed

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  • Characters / Tiny Toon Adventures She's a very loving girl with a huge fondness for animals... she's just a complete and utter moron who fails to realise she's being too rough and clumsy with her pets.
    Source: Characters / Tiny Toon Adventures
  • Manga / Fruits Basket Sawa is the clumsy everygirl, Mutsuki is the kind, handsome prince of the school, and Hajime is the rough sounding delinquent.
    Source: Manga / Fruits Basket
  • When they ask him which of the women to release first, he mentally weighs the choices (Chidori gets priority as per SOP, but he was concerned that the clumsy Tessa would be unable to get to safety if things got rough) and ends up having them send Tessa.
    Source: Sadistic Choice / Anime and Manga
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