Definition of maladroit

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mal·a·droit

-droit

) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.

NOUN:

An inept person.

ETYMOLOGY:
French : mal-, mal- + adroit, adroit ; see adroit

OTHER FORMS:
mala·droitly(Adverb), mala·droitness(Noun)

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