maladroit

== English == === Etymology === From French maladroit, from mal- (“bad, badly”) + adroit (“skilful”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæl.əˈdɹɔɪt/ === Adjective === maladroit (comparative more maladroit, superlative most maladroit) Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept. [from 1670s] ==== Derived terms ==== maladroitly maladroitness ==== Translations ==== === Noun === maladroit (plural maladroits) Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent. === Anagrams === matroidal == French == === Etymology === From mal- +‎ adroit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.la.dʁwa/ === Adjective === maladroit (feminine maladroite, masculine plural maladroits, feminine plural maladroites) awkward; clumsy; maladroit Antonyms: adroit, habile, dextre ==== Derived terms ==== maladroitement ==== Related terms ==== maladresse ==== Descendants ==== → English: maladroit Haitian Creole: maladwa === Further reading === “maladroit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012