maladroitness

mal·a·droit

 (măl′ə-droit′)

adj.

Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.

n.

An inept person.

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[French : mal-, mal- + adroit, adroit; see adroit.]

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mal′a·droit′ly adv.

mal′a·droit′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maladroitness - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, slowness unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill rustiness - ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice; "his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up"

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Translations

goffaggine

maladroitness

[ˈmæləˈdrɔɪtnɪs] N → torpeza f

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maladroitness

n → Ungeschicklichkeit f

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