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- Dictionarymal·a·droit/ˌmaləˈdroit/
adjective
- 1. ineffective or bungling; clumsy: "both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled"
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The meaning of MALADROIT is lacking adroitness : inept. How to use maladroit in a sentence. Maladroit Comes From Old and Middle French Synonym Discussion of Maladroit.
awkward in movement or unskilled in behaviour or action: She can be a little maladroit in social situations. Synonym. clumsy. Opposite. adroit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inability and awkwardness. accident-prone. adorkable. all thumbs idiom. amateurishly. fumblingly. functional illiteracy. gauchely. inexpertly.
Maladroit definition: lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless. See examples of MALADROIT used in a sentence.
When someone is adroit, they are graceful and nimble; they show a lot of dexterity. Maladroit is the opposite of that. It means clumsy, but with a hint of overall incompetence. If someone calls you maladroit, or says that you are a maladroit, they're not being the least bit nice.
awkward in movement or unskilled in behavior or action: She can be a little maladroit in social situations. Synonym. clumsy. Opposite. adroit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inability and awkwardness. accident-prone. adorkable. all thumbs idiom. amateurishly. fumblingly. functional illiteracy. gauchely. inexpertly.
If you describe someone as maladroit, you mean that they are clumsy or handle situations badly. [ formal ] Some of his first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.
Definition of maladroit adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
