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MALADROIT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not adroit
Example:
maladroit propaganda
Classified under:
Similar:
bumbling; bungling; butterfingered; ham-fisted; ham-handed; handless; heavy-handed; left-handed (lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands)
inept; tactless (revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse)
uncoordinated (lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements)
nonmechanical; unmechanical ((of a person) lacking mechanical skills)
Also:
awkward (lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance)
Antonym:
adroit (quick or skillful or adept in action or thought)
Derivation:
maladroitness (unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
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