| 单词 | maladroit |
| 释义 | maladroit (once / 35925 pages) adj If you are clumsy, you are maladroit. But the word can mean all kinds of clumsy. Trip over your words? You are verbally maladroit. Stumble in social situations? You're socially maladroit. When someone is adroit, they are graceful and nimble; they show a lot of dexterity. Maladroit is the opposite of that. It means clumsy, but with a hint of overall incompetence. If someone calls you maladroit, or says that you are a maladroit, they're not being the least bit nice. They mean that you've bungled something up with your fumbling. WORD FAMILYmaladroit: maladroitly, maladroitness USAGE EXAMPLESFrom a giggly teen viewpoint, “guilty feet” was a hilariously maladroit personification, too fleshy and too cerebral all at once. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) He always looked destined to replace the maladroit Pastor Maldonado in our hearts. The Guardian(Nov 30, 2016) Thanks to the maladroit Mrs. Clinton, we now have the language to make that distinction. Wall Street Journal(Sep 14, 2016) adj not adroit a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve a maladroit translation maladroit propaganda Syn|Ant bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands inept, tactlessrevealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse uncoordinatedlacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements nonmechanical, unmechanical(of a person) lacking mechanical skills awkwardlacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance adroit quick or skillful or adept in action or thought clean, neatfree from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed clever, cunning, ingeniousshowing inventiveness and skill co-ordinated, coordinatedbeing dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements deft, dexterous, dextrousskillful in physical movements; especially of the hands handyskillful with the hands light-fingered, nimble-fingeredhaving nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets quick-wittedmentally nimble and resourceful artfulmarked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
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