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maladroit

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mal⋅a⋅droit

  [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; < 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   (māl'ə-droit')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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