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maladroitly

maladroitly adverb: in a maladroit manner.

Adverb

maladroitly (comparative more maladroitly, superlative most maladroitly)

  1. In a maladroit manner.
    • There was only one chair, and they offered it to her. They stood over her, maladroitly, apparently unsure how to proceed.1985, Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, page 103

Forms of maladroitly

comparativemore maladroitly
superlativemost maladroitly

Origin of maladroitly

From maladroit + -ly.

Questions about maladroitly

What does maladroitly mean?
Maladroitly means in a maladroit manner.
What part of speech is maladroitly?
Maladroitly is an adverb.

Words near maladroitly in the dictionary

  1. maladministration
  2. maladministrations
  3. maladministrator
  4. maladministrators
  5. maladroit
  6. maladroitly
  7. maladroitness
  8. maladroitnesses
  9. maladroits
  10. maladsorption
  11. maladventure

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