clumsy

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”

not elegant or graceful in expression

• “an awkward prose style”
• “a clumsy apology”
• “his cumbersome writing style”
• “if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?”

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• “an awkward bundle to carry”
• “a load of bunglesome paraphernalia”
• “clumsy wooden shoes”
• “the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl”

showing lack of skill or aptitude

• “a bungling workman”
• “did a clumsy job”
• “his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf”