how to pronounce maladroit

/ˌmæl.əˈdɹɔɪt/

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maladroit is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of maladroit

adjective:

Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.

noun:

Somebody who is inept, or lacking in skill, or talent.

maladroit frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word maladroit occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics maladroit can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that maladroit can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;