maldestre

Catalan

Etymology

From mal- +‎ destre. Compare English and French maladroit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məlˈdes.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [malˈdes.tɾe]

Adjective

maldestre (feminine maldestra, masculine and feminine plural maldestres)

1. maladroit; clumsy

   Synonyms: malapte, pocatraça

Related terms

• malaptesa

Further reading

• “maldestre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Italian

Adjective

maldestre f pl

1. feminine plural of maldestro