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- pronunciation:
- mae
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droIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless.
The senator is under pressure to apologize for her maladroit remarks about women on welfare.- synonyms:
- clumsy, inept, unskillful
- antonyms:
- adroit, skillful
- similar words:
- artless, awkward, crude, gauche, ham-handed, heavy-handed, tactless, ungainly, unhandy
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| related words: |
awkward, ungainly |
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| derivations: |
maladroitly (adv.), maladroitness (n.) |
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