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Antonyms for maladroit

Grammar : Adj
Spell : mal-uh-droit
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmæl əˈdrɔɪt

Definition of maladroit

Origin :
  • 1670s, from mal- + adroit. Related: Maladroitly; maladroitness.
  • adj awkward, clumsy
  • adj tactless
Example sentences :
  • He had been maladroit, he thought, had lost his presence of mind.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • For the first time since he had been my pupil, I found Guy nervous, maladroit.
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 » by Various
  • This most delicate lady was to teach him to be reckless, foolhardy, maladroit.
  • Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
  • Tipped over by no maladroit handling of corkscrew, but downright deliberate intention!
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • His mind was narrow, maladroit, provoking, disparaging and ingenious rather than just.
  • Extract from : « The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville » by Alexis De Tocqueville
  • There were moments during coffee which reminded him of the maladroit hospitalities of the Five Towns.
  • Extract from : « The Roll-Call » by Arnold Bennett
  • He proceeded honestly to pay it, but with a maladroit manner, as one unaccustomed to the currency.
  • Extract from : « The King of Schnorrers » by Israel Zangwill
  • The strife which had begun between the poet and the maladroit agents of the Great Frederick was becoming serious.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times » by Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
  • When one wants to marry, he generally does so in spite of the obstacles which maladroit legislation may have piled up.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899 » by Various
  • Suppose he should prove to be a man of low tastes, of vulgar and spendthrift habits, a maladroit and intermeddling king?
  • Extract from : « Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches » by Justin McCarthy

Synonyms for maladroit

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