maladroit
ma·lad·roit
adjective
1.
not adroit
- “a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve”
- “a maladroit translation”
- “maladroit propaganda”
Origin
Borrowed from French maladroit, from mal- (“bad, badly”) + adroit (“skilful”), equivalent to mal- + adroit.
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