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mal·a·droit
/
ˌmæl
əˈdrɔɪt
/
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[
mal-
uh
-
droit
]
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adjective
lacking in adroitness; unskillful;
awkward
; bungling; tactless:
to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
Origin:
1665–75;
<
French,
Middle French;
see
mal-
,
adroit
Related forms
mal·a·droit·ly,
adverb
mal·a·droit·ness,
noun
Synonyms
clumsy, inept; gauche.
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maladroit
(ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt)
—
adj
1.
showing or characterized by clumsiness; not dexterous
2.
tactless and insensitive in behaviour or speech
[C17: from French, from
mal
badly +
adroit
]
mala'droitly
—
adv
mala'droitness
—
n
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
maladroit
1670s, from
mal-
+
adroit
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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maladroit
utterances.
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maladroit
figure in terms of getting his negatives up.
Most damaging of all were his
maladroit
dealings with the army.
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