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maladroit

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore M words

clumsy or inept, especially in handling situations

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Maladroit in a sentence

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His maladroit attempt to apologize only deepened the offense.

Synonyms
clumsyineptbunglinggauche
Antonyms
adroitdeftskillful
Common questions

Questions about “maladroit

Maladroit (adjective) means clumsy or inept, especially in handling situations
Here is maladroit used in an example sentence: "His maladroit attempt to apologize only deepened the offense."
Common synonyms for maladroit include clumsy, inept, bungling, gauche.
Antonyms of maladroit include adroit, deft, skillful.
Maladroit is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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