maladroit
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
Origin of maladroit
1Other words for maladroit
Other words from maladroit
- mal·a·droit·ly, adverb
- mal·a·droit·ness, noun
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How to use maladroit in a sentence
The words, taken in a new acceptation, reveal the charming maladroitness of a northern barbarian kneeling before a Roman beauty.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierRicasoli had been driven from office by his own maladroitness and Garibaldi's wild, aimless opposition.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingHe was playing with the colonel's offering as a child plays with fire, with the same intent face and meddlesome maladroitness.
Witching Hill | E. W. HornungThere was one old hunter in the stables who loyally carried the young man without taking advantage of his maladroitness.
Bluebell | Mrs. George Croft HuddlestonBut it was too late now to engage in the struggle, and the minority was to expiate its doctrinairism and maladroitness.
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. Lissagary
British Dictionary definitions for maladroit
/ (ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt) /
showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous
tactless and insensitive in behaviour or speech
Origin of maladroit
1Derived forms of maladroit
- maladroitly, adverb
- maladroitness, noun
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