maladroit
adjective
[ ˌmaləˈdrɔɪt ]
• inefficient or inept; clumsy.
• "both men are unhappy about the maladroit way the matter has been handled"
Similar:
bungling,
awkward,
inept,
clumsy,
bumbling,
incompetent,
unskilful,
heavy-handed,
ungainly,
inelegant,
inexpert,
graceless,
ungraceful,
gauche,
unhandy,
uncoordinated,
gawky,
cloddish,
clodhopping,
flat-footed,
lumbering,
like a bull in a china shop,
tactless,
insensitive,
thoughtless,
inconsiderate,
undiplomatic,
impolitic,
injudicious,
all fingers and thumbs,
butterfingered,
ham-fisted,
ham-handed,
cack-handed,
lubberly,
Origin:
late 17th century: French.
