Maladroit
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adjective.
Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
noun.
An inept person.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Not adroit or dexterous; inexpert; clumsy; awkward; unhandy; bungling.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
inept
;
clumsy
;
awkward
; not
adroit
noun.
Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.
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adjective.
not adroit
Word Usage
"We sometimes refer to this kind of behavioral mistake as "maladroit"."
Equivalent
bumbling
bungling
butterfingered
ham-fisted
ham-handed
Form
maladroitly
maladroitness
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Beloit
Detroit
Voigt
adroit
coit
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
arbre
b
choi
coltish
conditions.'
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
all thumbs
awkward
awkward
base
blunderheaded