Maladroitly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a maladroit manner wordnet

Synonyms

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clumsilyass backwardsroughly

Example

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"There was only one chair, and they offered it to her. They stood over her, maladroitly, apparently unsure how to proceed."

Etymology

From maladroit + -ly.

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