maladroit
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adjective \ˌma-lə-ˈdrȯit\Definition of MALADROIT
See Examples of MALADROIT
- The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis.
- <some maladroit steering on her part caused the bicycle to go crashing into the bushes>
Origin of MALADROIT
French, from Middle French, from mal- + adroit
First Known Use: 1685
Related to MALADROIT
- Synonyms
- awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed [British], graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, clumsy, unhandy
- Antonyms
- deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, sure-handed
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