maladroit
maladroit · more maladroit · most maladroit
ungeschickt, unbeholfen
Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, ineptNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
US/ˌmæl.əˈdɹɔɪt/
» The president's lack of a defined contingency plan is maladroit at best.
Meaning
1 sensesNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
ungeschickt, unbeholfen
not adroit
Examples
1 sentencesThe president's lack of a defined contingency plan is maladroit at best.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
not adroit; clumsy:
Origin
Borrowed from French maladroit, from mal- (“bad, badly”) + adroit (“skilful”), equivalentBorrowed from French maladroit, from mal- (“bad, badly”) + adroit (“skilful”), equivalent to mal- + adroit.
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Forms
more maladroit, most maladroit| Comparative | more maladroit Lesson |
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| Superlative | most maladroit Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedmaladroitness
Derivedmaladroitly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form