maladroit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not adroit
    • a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve
    • a maladroit translation
    • maladroit propaganda

WordNet

Mal`a*droit" adjective
Etymology
F. See Malice, and Adroit.
Definitions
  1. Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n.

Webster 1913