an awkward prose style; a clumsy apology; his cumbersome writing style; if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

• 笨拙的散文风格；笨拙的辩解；他那笨拙的写作风格；如果传闻是真实的，还有比现在把它重复一遍更笨的事吗?