maladroitly
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maladroitly — adverb in a maladroit manner he dealt with the situation maladroitly • Ant: ↑adroitly • Derived from adjective: ↑maladroit … Useful english dictionary
Maladroitly — Maladroit Mal a*droit , a. [F. See {Malice}, and {Adroit}.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. {Mal a*droit ly}, adv. {Mal a*droit ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maladroitly — adverb see maladroit … New Collegiate Dictionary
maladroitly — See maladroit. * * * … Universalium
maladroitly — mælÉ™ drɔɪtlɪ adv. awkwardly, clumsily; without skill; tactlessly … English contemporary dictionary
maladroitly — mal·a·droit·ly … English syllables
maladroit — maladroitly, adv. maladroitness, n. /mal euh droyt /, adj. lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way. [1665 75; < F, MF; see MAL , ADROIT] Syn. clumsy, inept; gauche. * * … Universalium
maladroit — adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, from mal + adroit Date: 1685 lacking adroitness ; inept Synonyms: see awkward • maladroitly adverb • maladroitness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Charles the Bold — Rogier van der Weyden painted Charles the Bold as a young man in about 1460, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece Duke of Burgundy Reign … Wikipedia
maladroitness — See maladroitly. * * * … Universalium
