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Various faint but unadroit hints and feelers of his had been thrown away upon Huckaback, who did not, or would not, comprehend them.

From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Warren, Samuel

A man of fine genius is rarely enamoured of common amusements or of robust exercises; and he is usually unadroit where dexterity of hand or eye, or trivial elegances, are required.

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac

But he was not unadroit, and moved me to change the ground.

From Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story by Simms, William Gilmore

A few, possessed of some natural shrewdness, would set themselves to catch at something for exception, with unadroit aim, but with good will for cavil.

From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by Foster, John