maladroit
adjective
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless.
maladroitness
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a word derived from
maladroit.
Example Sentences
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But he is the principal developer, whose maladroitness and misbehavior have alerted all who pay attention to the singular danger he alone represents.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
In an astonishing act of political maladroitness, these professionals allowed themselves to be outstaged and outclassed by a talented amateur using their own playbook against them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2016
Mr Cameron and his advisers handled the news with extraordinary maladroitness, insisting at first that it was a private matter and only slowly dripping out further information.
From Economist ● Apr. 14, 2016
The maladroitness of India’s security agencies has once again raised questions about India’s anti- vigilance since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
From Time ● Feb. 23, 2013
You will be in no danger of weighing a mere maladroitness of manner against a fine trait of character, or of letting a graceful deportment blind you to a fundamental vacuity.
From Literary Taste: How to Form It With Detailed Instructions for Collecting a Complete Library of English Literature by Arnold Bennett
