clumsily russian

• нело́вко

  awkwardly, clumsily

  embarrassed, uncomfortable, awkward (to do sth)

• неуме́ло

  unskillfully, ineptly, clumsily

• нескладно

  clumsily, awkwardly, ungainly

  incoherently, disjointedly, ramblingly

• беспо́мощно

  helplessly, powerlessly

  ineptly, clumsily, amateurishly

• ля́пать

  to slap, to smack, to dab clumsily, to smear sloppily

  to blurt out, to make a gaffe, to say something thoughtlessly

• напя́ливший

  having put on (with difficulty), having struggled into, having donned (clumsily)

• обла́пивший

  having pawed, having groped, having touched clumsily

Examples

• Без сомне́ния, я тоже отреаги́ровал не ахти.

  Without a doubt, I also reacted rather clumsily.

• Он неумело держал молоток и всё время промахивался.

  He held the hammer clumsily and kept missing.

• Я неумело говорил по-английски, но меня поняли.

  I spoke English clumsily, but they understood me.

• Медсестра смотрела на пациента, перевязывающегося неумело.

  The nurse watched the patient bandaging himself clumsily.