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
Mitt Romney has received much (deserved) criticism for his maladroit comments on the 9/11 embassy attacks.
Obama's Foolish Embrace of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood | David Frum | September 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, both are rich, socially maladroit, and from Massachusetts.
Mitt Romney Limps Toward Republican Nomination With Super Tuesday Wins | Michelle Goldberg | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAt Trinity College at the University of Toronto, he was even more socially maladroit.
Truly people here are extraordinarily maladroit in spite of the French wit!
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoPacing slowly in her dark garden, Enid Crofton's pulse quickened at the recollection of those maladroit, hungry kisses.
What Timmy Did | Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
Might makes right, often enough in a maladroit fashion, but sometimes it comes as a real blessing.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis MiltounThey swarmed loud, uncouth about the temple, their heads thickplotting under maladroit silk hats.
Ulysses | James JoyceThat evening Camille drew Rose aside, and asked for an explanation of her "maladroit."
White Lies | Charles Reade
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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