maladroit

  • 21maladroit — adjective the judge reprimanded Palermo for his maladroit handling of the case Syn: bungling, awkward, inept, clumsy, bumbling, incompetent, unskillful, heavy handed, gauche, tactless, inconsiderate, undiplomatic, impolitic; informal ham fisted,… …

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  • 22Maladroit (album) — Maladroit Album par Weezer Sortie 14 mai 2002 Label Geffen Albums de Weezer …

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  • 23MALADROIT, OITE — adj. Qui manque d’adresse. C’est un ouvrier fort maladroit. Il est maladroit dans tout ce qu’il fait. Avoir la main maladroite. Substantivement, C’est un grand maladroit. Vous êtes une maladroite. Fig., Il faut être bien maladroit pour avoir… …

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  • 24maladroit — adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, from mal + adroit Date: 1685 lacking adroitness ; inept Synonyms: see awkward • maladroitly adverb • maladroitness noun …

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  • 25maladroit — Synonyms and related words: all thumbs, awkward, base, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, brash, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy fisted, cumbersome, deficient, fingers all thumbs, fumbling, gauche, gawkish …

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  • 26maladroit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, inexpert, awkward, inept. See unskillfulness. Ant., skillful, expert. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsy, gauche, inept; see awkward 1 . See Synonym Study at awkward . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 27maladroit — mal|a|droit [ˌmæləˈdrɔıt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: mal ( MAL ) + adroit ( ADROIT)] not clever or sensitive in the way you deal with people …

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  • 28maladroit — mal|a|droit [ ,mælə drɔıt ] adjective FORMAL not skillful or sensitive: CLUMSY …

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  • 29maladroit — mælÉ™ drɔɪt adj. awkward, clumsy, bungling; not skillful; tactless …

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  • 30maladroit —    (mal ah DROYT, mahl ah DRWAH) [French] Lacking adroitness or skill; clumsy; awkward; blundering …

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