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maladroit

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mal·a·droit  (ml-droit)
adj.
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
n.
An inept person.
[French : mal-, mal- + adroit, adroit; see adroit.]
mala·droitly adv.
mala·droitness n.
maladroit [mal-a-droyt]
Adjective
clumsy, awkward, or tactless [French mal badly + adroit]
maladroitly adv
maladroitness n
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Adj.1.maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"
awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
Translations
Spanish maladroit [maeləˈdrɔɪt] adj → torpe
German maladroit [mæləˈdrɔɪt] adj → ungeschickt
Italian maladroit [mæləˈdrɔɪt] adj → maldestro/a
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Out of which maladroit delay sprang anxieties, disappointments, shocks, catastrophes, and passing-strange destinies.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
It is easy enough to spoil the lives of our neighbors without taking so much trouble; we can do it by lazy acquiescence and lazy omission, by trivial falsities for which we hardly know a reason, by small frauds neutralized by small extravagances, by maladroit flatteries, and clumsily improvised insinuations.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
"The snare is rather MALADROIT for the cardinal," replied the young man, smiling.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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