maladroit
AdjectiveUS[mal-uh-droit]/ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt/3 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- not adroit“a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve”“a maladroit translation”“maladroit propaganda”Opposite adroitSimilar bumbling, inept, unmechanical, uncoordinatedSee also awkward
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mal′a·droit′ adjective
Origin: F. See Malice, and Adroit.
Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. — Mal′wb-a1′>′a·droit′wb-a2′>′ly, adverb — Mal′wb-a2′>′a·droit′wb-a1′>′ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54