The difference between Butterfingers and Clumsy

When used as nouns, butterfingers means someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated, whereas clumsy means a clumsy person.


Clumsy is also adjective with the meaning: awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Butterfingers and Clumsy

  1. Butterfingers as a noun (informal):

    Someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz; someone who tends to drop things.

    Examples:

    "I am such a butterfingers. That's the third drink I've spilled today."

  1. Clumsy as an adjective:

    Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

    Examples:

    "He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes."

  2. Clumsy as an adjective:

    Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.

    Examples:

    "It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now."

    "What a clumsy joke..."

  3. Clumsy as an adjective:

    Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

  1. Clumsy as a noun (informal, fairly, _, rare):

    A clumsy person.

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