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mal·a·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; < F, MF; see mal-, adroit

]

—Related forms

mal·a·droit·ly, adverb

mal·a·droit·ness, noun

—Synonyms clumsy, inept; gauche.

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mal·a·droit Audio Help   (māl'ə-droit') Pronunciation Key
adj.   Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.

n.   An inept person.

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

mal'a·droit'ly adv., mal'a·droit'ness n.

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maladroit
adjective
not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" [ant: adroit]

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Maladroit

Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See Malice, and Adroit.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n.

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