maladroit

Meaning

Adj

Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.

Noun

Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.

Synonyms

awkward

clumsy

gauche

unskillful

ungainly

unhandy

unskilled

cumbrous

dabbling

gawky

graceless

heavy-footed

heavy-handed

inapt

incompetent

inelegant

inept

inexpert

loutish

lubberly

lumpish

lumpy

ponderous

slouch

slow

squirt

unapt

ungraceful

unmanageable

unportable

unready

unshapely

untactful

unwieldy

heavy handed

undomestic

skilless

all thumbs

hipshot

artless

botchy

bulky

bungling

clownish

cumbersome

Translations

torpe

maldestro

maldestre

maladroit

beceriksiz

sakar

taktlos

goffo

ungeschickt

onhandig

desajeitado

inepto

indiscreto

αδέξιος

inappropriato

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmæl.ə.ˈdɹɔɪt/

Etymology

From French maladroit, from mal- (“bad, badly”) + adroit (“skilful”).