unbeholfen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ beholfen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnbəhɔlfən/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

unbeholfen (strong nominative masculine singular unbeholfener, comparative unbeholfener, superlative am unbeholfensten)

  1. clumsy, awkward, shiftless
    Synonyms: ungeschickt, tollpatschig, hilflos
    Antonyms: geschickt, gewandt, fingerfertig

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Adverb[edit]

unbeholfen

  1. clumsily, awkwardly
    Synonyms: ungeschickt, tollpatschig, hilflos

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