Maladroit \Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See {Malice}, and {Adroit}.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- {Mal"a*droit`ly}, adv. -- {Mal`a*droit"ness}, n.
maladroitness n : unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: {awkwardness}, {clumsiness}, {ineptness}, {ineptitude}, {slowness}]