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Maladroit
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maladroit
maladroit
English
Adjective
maladroit (comparative more maladroit, superlative most maladroit)
- Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- 2003 March, Jonathan Rauch, “Caring for Your Introvert”, in The Atlantic Monthly, archived from the original on 15 March 2010:
- Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate?
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Derived terms
Translations
not adroit; clumsy
Noun
maladroit (plural maladroits)
- Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.la.dʁwa/
Adjective
maladroit m (feminine singular maladroite, masculine plural maladroits, feminine plural maladroites)