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Definition of Maladroitly
1. Adverb. In a maladroit manner. "He dealt with the situation maladroitly"
Definition of Maladroitly
1. Adverb. In a maladroit manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maladroitly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maladroitly
Literary usage of Maladroitly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1897)
"... plotted seriously, but maladroitly, against him. If not a traitor he was
helplessly incompetent. The bishop's charge against Mar was not, as Mr. Erskine ..."
2. The Life of Benjamin Disraeli: Earl of Beaconsfield by William Flavelle Monypenny, George Earle Buckle (1914)
"maladroitly, they only secured the assent of Russia, and not that of Turkey, to
the note ; and it was discovered that Russia meant to construe it in such a ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"They rather testify, however maladroitly, that the Germans have felt their loss, —
which, indeed, is one to Europe at large; they even affect us with a ..."
4. My Study Windows by James Russell Lowell (1871)
"Bowles entirely mistook the functions of an editor, and maladroitly entangled
his judgment of the poetry with his estimate of the author's character. ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"as maladroitly as a worthy tradesman's wife enacting a fine lady or a tragedy queen.
Besides, there is in this a pitifulness of spirit, an appearance of ..."
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