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Definition of Maladroitness
1. Noun. Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
Generic synonyms: Unskillfulness
Specialized synonyms: Rustiness
Derivative terms: Awkward, Awkward, Clumsy, Inept, Maladroit, Slow
Definition of Maladroitness
1. Noun. The condition of being maladroit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maladroitness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maladroitness
Literary usage of Maladroitness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1863)
"Through the maladroitness, however, in question, there is lost to us every sweeter
influence from the life and death of Simeon Metaphrastes than may result ..."
2. The Book of the Poets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1877)
"Through the maladroitness, however, in question, there is lost to us every sweeter
influence from the life and death of Simeon Metaphrastes than may result ..."
3. Essays on the Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1864)
"Through the maladroitness, however, in question, there is lost to us every sweeter
influence from the life and death of Simeon Metaphrastes than may result ..."
4. The American Historical Review by American historical association (1898)
"... instructions prior to Genet's departure, it is evident that whatever Genet's
impetuosity and maladroitness may have done to damage the French project, ..."
5. The American Revolution by George Otto Trevelyan (1912)
"... all the Continent over, was due almost as much to his personal influence as
to the recklessness and maladroitness of Lord North's Cabinet. ..."
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