clumsy vs pliable

clumsy

adj
  • Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous. 

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

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

noun
  • A clumsy person. 

pliable

adj
  • Easily persuaded; yielding to influence. 

  • Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded. 

How often have the words clumsy and pliable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )