Can an object be clumsy? [closed]
I was writing something in English when the word clumsy came to my mind to describe a French concept "inélégant". However, I use clumsy to describe an object and I am not sure it is appropriate. Here is the beginning of the sentence:
While active tags are big and clumsy
Solution 1:
Yes, I think people refer to objects as "clumsy" all the time. Like, "The furniture box was big and clumsy." "COBOL is a clumsy language." Etc.
Solution 2:
Yes, objects can be "clumsy". Merriam-Webster includes this definition:
2: awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy
Solution 3:
Clumsy is fine. Cumbersome comes to mind too.
dialect : burdensome, troublesome