Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
tollpatschig
tollpatschig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "clumsy."
Spanish
torpe
torpe is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "clumsy."
Practice
1 What does maladroit mean?
clumsy
2 Fill the gap: Il est un peu ___ avec ses mains.
Full sentence: Il est un peu maladroit avec ses mains. (He is a bit clumsy with his hands.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches maladroit?
maladroit: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.