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unbeholfen (adj)
   clumsy, awkward, gawky, maladroit, ungainly; helpless
unbeholfen (adv)
   clumsily, awkwardly, gawkily, maladroitly; helplessly

Bei ihrem Auftritt vor der Presse in Madrid trug Miley Cyrus hohe schwarze Lederschnürstiefel – und war laut einem Bericht der britischen "Daily Mail" darin so unbeholfen, dass sie von einer Assistentin beim Gehen gestützt werden musste.
At her press appearance in Madrid, Miley Cyrus wore tall black laced leather boots – and was, according to a report in the British Daily Mail, so awkward in them that she had to be propped up by an assistent in order to walk.
Bis vor wenigen Jahren galt der Neandertaler noch als grunzender Keulenschwinger, der unbeholfen durch die Steppe stapft. Heute zeichnet die Wissenschaft ein anderes Bild.
Until a few years ago, the Neandertal/Neanderthal was still considered a grunting club-swinger who trudges clumsily through the steppes. Today science is drawing a different picture.

Related:
die Unbeholfenheit clumsiness, awkwardness, ungainliness
ungeschickt clumsy, awkward
tapsig clumsy, awkward
tollpatschig clumsy, awkward, ungainly

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