clumsiness

noun

Definition of clumsinessnext
as in inexperience

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  1. inexperience
  2. incompetence
  3. incompetency
  4. inability
Noun
  • This lack of repairability highlights the company’s inexperience in the smartwatch space.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Even though this ranking might feel premature because of his inexperience, Walker impressed when given his chances last season and is poised for a breakout 2024 season, his third in the program.
    Dane Brugler, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of inexperience
Noun
  • Throughout history, in the United States and elsewhere, the imposition of political control on a civil service has been a recipe for incompetence and anti-democratic abuse.
    Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of incompetence
Noun
  • Any disagreements, incompetencies, and misunderstandings will cause visible damage to your home and your mental health during the process.
    Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The entire public, with an average IQ of 100, was able to make an assessment of incompetency within the first three minutes or less of the debate.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Definition of incompetency
Noun
  • To me, this inability to effectively estimate and demonstrate the value of AI is a significant barrier to widespread adoption in enterprises.
    Raj Koneru, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Following Trump’s victory over Harris, that television moment underscored a fatal flaw of Harris’ campaign that doomed her election bid – an inability to separate herself from an unpopular president whose approval ratings have hovered around 40% for most of his four years in the White House.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of inability
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