Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maladroitly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-adroit-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a maladroit manner.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English maladroit Middle English -ly English -ly English maladroitly From maladroit + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more maladroitly (comparative) most maladroitly (superlative)

Questions

What does maladroitly mean?: In a maladroit manner.
Where does maladroitly come from?: Etymology tree English maladroit Middle English -ly English -ly English maladroitly From maladroit + -ly.

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