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maladdress

maladdress noun: awkwardness, rudeness or a lack of politeness or tact when speaking to someone.

Noun

maladdress (uncountable)

  1. awkwardness, rudeness or a lack of politeness or tact when speaking to someone

Origin of maladdress

From mal- + address.

Questions about maladdress

What does maladdress mean?
Maladdress means awkwardness, rudeness or a lack of politeness or tact when speaking to someone.
What part of speech is maladdress?
Maladdress is a noun.

Words near maladdress in the dictionary

  1. maladaptive
  2. maladaptively
  3. maladaptiveness
  4. maladaptivity
  5. maladapts
  6. maladdress
  7. maladherence
  8. maladi moun
  9. maladie du pays
  10. maladies
  11. maladif

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