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maladroit
/ ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt /
adjective
- showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous
- tactless and insensitive in behaviour or speech
Derived Forms
- ˌmalaˈdroitness, noun
- ˌmalaˈdroitly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- mala·droitly adverb
- mala·droitness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of maladroit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of maladroit1
Example Sentences
You may need a microscope to see it in this maladroit production, but you hear it wonderfully.
Trump subsequently browbeat his maladroit FDA chairman, Stephen Hahn, into issuing an emergency authorization for the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.
The original's famously maladroit "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," with its adversaries whose faces were painted white and black on opposite sides, is kindly remembered as well-intentioned and poorly executed.
It’s “Groundhog Day” in Denver with the Broncos’ maladroit offense unable to score and its stellar defense incapable of closing out opponents.
If Ms. Skinner’s defiant testimony was an attempt at damage control by Hockey Canada, it was an exceptionally maladroit effort.
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