maladroit

/mˈælɐdɹˌɔ‍ɪt/

/ˌmæɫəˈdɹɔɪt/

[adjective]

maladroit

[ADJECTIVE]

clumsy or awkward in movement or behavior due to a lack of skill or coordination

antonyms : adroit

Examples

1. Diaz was a socially maladroit triathlete who used his endless endurance to throw high volumes of punches and power his highly pedigreed ground game.

2. So for example, for you as an English Learner if you were to learn French you would immensely increase your vocabulary in English because so much of this vocabulary is derived from French this is terms like rendezvous, maladroit, c'est la vie that we also use in everyday English you just have to pronounce them like an American not like in French.