Hyphenation of clumsy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word clumsy ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

clum-sy

Definitions of clumsy :

1.	Lacking grace in movement or posture A gawky lad with long ungainly legs Clumsy fingers What an ungainly creature a giraffe is Heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
2.	Not elegant or graceful in expression An awkward prose style A clumsy apology His cumbersome writing style If the rumor is true
3.	Can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
4.	Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape An awkward bundle to carry A load of bunglesome paraphernalia Clumsy wooden shoes The cello
5.	A rather ungainly instrument for a girl
6.	Showing lack of skill or aptitude A bungling workman Did a clumsy job His fumbling attempt to put up a shelf

Synonyms of clumsy :

adj	gawky, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy, awkward
adj	awkward, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen, infelicitous
adj	awkward, bunglesome, ungainly, unwieldy, unmanageable
adj	bungling, fumbling, incompetent, unskilled

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.