Definitions for maladroitness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mal•a•droitˌmæl əˈdrɔɪt(adj.)

  1. lacking in adroitness; awkward.

Origin of maladroit:

1665–75; < F, MF

mal`a•droit′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness(noun)

    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

Wiktionary

  1. maladroitness(Noun)

    The condition of being maladroit.


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