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Definition of Maladroit
1. Adjective. Not adroit. "Maladroit propaganda"
Also: Awkward
Antonyms: Adroit
Derivative terms: Maladroitness
Definition of Maladroit
1. a. Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.
Definition of Maladroit
1. Adjective. inept; clumsy; awkward; not adroit ¹
2. Noun. Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maladroit
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maladroit
Literary usage of Maladroit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"La maladresse du chirurgien fut II cause de sa mort, thé unskilfulness of
the >ur.;t4>n caused his death. maladroit, E, adj. awkward; clumsy. ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1899)
"He asked a thousand pardons of Madame la Duchesse for being so maladroit. "
maladroit! et tr&s maladroit, Monsieur," says Stenio, curling his moustache. ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1898)
"He asked a thousand pardons of Madame la Duchesse for being so maladroit. "
maladroit ! et très maladroit, monsieur," says Stenio, ..."
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