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noun
The condition of being maladroit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, slowness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unskillfulness
Narrower terms: rustiness
History
Etymology tree English maladroit Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English maladroitness From maladroit + -ness.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
