maladroit
English
Etymology
From French maladroit, from mal- (“bad, badly”) + adroit (“skilful”)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
maladroit (comparative more maladroit, superlative most maladroit)
- Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept. [from 1670s]
- 2003 March, Jonathan Rauch, “Caring for Your Introvert”, in The Atlantic Monthly[1], 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?
Derived terms
Translations
not adroit; clumsy
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Noun
maladroit (plural maladroits)
- Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.
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French
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Adjective
maladroit (feminine maladroite, masculine plural maladroits, feminine plural maladroites)
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Descendants
- English: maladroit
Further reading
- “maladroit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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