maladroitly

adverb

Definition of maladroitlynext
as in unskillfully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladroitly
  1. clumsily
  2. gracelessly
  3. ineptly
  4. awkwardly
Adverb
  • The men’s styles collide clumsily with Nashville’s party people, who are at least a decade younger and many drinks deeper.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • In the Connecticut cases, as well as hundreds of similar cases around the country, the lawyers used software that produced what appeared to be somewhat clumsily written but otherwise solid legal briefs.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
Definition of clumsily
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  • This kind of beauty has nothing to do with perfection, which is distributed so arbitrarily and approximated so gracelessly.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of gracelessly
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  • The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of ineptly
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  • Ugarte was taken off on a stretcher in Uruguay’s final group stage game against Spain on June 26 after appearing to land awkwardly while preparing for a challenge on Pedri.
    — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Orchard Street, which jogs awkwardly around the one-time dump at Gowen Road, in particular needs to change, according to both Ada County Highway District and Boise city reports.
    — Mark Dee July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
Definition of awkwardly
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