maladroitly

maladroitly
In a maladroit manner.

There was only one chair, and they offered it to her. They stood over her, maladroitly, apparently unsure how to proceed.


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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

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