Maladroit (Adjective)
Meaning
Not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's maladroit attempt to connect with the audience only seemed to alienate them further.
- With a maladroit flick of her wrist, she accidentally knocked over the vase.
- The company's maladroit marketing strategy resulted in a significant loss of customers.
- He was a brilliant scientist, but his maladroit people skills made him unpopular with his colleagues.
- The translator's maladroit rendering of the poem's delicate nuances was met with widespread criticism.