maladroitlyadv.

Brit.

/ˌmaləˈdrɔɪtli/, U.S.

/ˈˌmæləˈdrɔɪtli/

Forms: 1600s mal a droitly, 1800s– maladroitly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maladroit adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < maladroit adj. (in quot. 1673 perhaps directly < its etymon French maladroit) + -ly suffix². Compare French maladroitement (1690).

In a maladroit manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly

unhagherlyc1175

unslyly?a1400

roughc1400

unslya1425

rudelyc1425

unhandsomely1545

grosslyc1550

untowardly?1550

botcherly?1566

bungerly1574

lubberlike1575

lumpishly1583

clouterly1593

lubberly1594

foggily1599

awkly1603

unwieldilyc1610

cumbersomely1611

uneasily1611

sinisterly1628

left-handedly1648

ungainlya1661

awkwardly1663

clumsily1691

uncleverly1697

wrong1727

unwieldly1793

gawkily1811

maladroitly1827

undexterously1848

flat-footedly1886

ham-fistedly1964

ham-handedly1964

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode ii. i. 16 Doing all things so mal a droitly [sic].

1827 T. Carlyle Richter in Edinb. Rev. June 179 They rather testify, however maladroitly, that the Germans have felt their loss.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xi. 122 Perform that self-same service just a thought More maladroitly.

1963 P. Larkin Let. 20 May in Sel. Lett. (1992) 353 Publishers have the right to choose..but..they exercised their[s] somewhat maladroitly.

1979 C. Raine Martian sends Postcard Home 19 The old pear tree, pruned like a leper, maladroitly drops its fruit.

1991 Daily Tel. 26 June 16/4 A new good guy has been introduced. He is Azeem, a black Muslim (maladroitly described..as ‘the North African crusader’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maladroitly
释义	maladroitlyadv. Brit. /ˌmaləˈdrɔɪtli/, U.S. /ˈˌmæləˈdrɔɪtli/ Forms: 1600s mal a droitly, 1800s– maladroitly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maladroit adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < maladroit adj. (in quot. 1673 perhaps directly < its etymon French maladroit) + -ly suffix². Compare French maladroitement (1690). In a maladroit manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly unhagherlyc1175 unslyly?a1400 roughc1400 unslya1425 rudelyc1425 unhandsomely1545 grosslyc1550 untowardly?1550 botcherly?1566 bungerly1574 lubberlike1575 lumpishly1583 clouterly1593 lubberly1594 foggily1599 awkly1603 unwieldilyc1610 cumbersomely1611 uneasily1611 sinisterly1628 left-handedly1648 ungainlya1661 awkwardly1663 clumsily1691 uncleverly1697 wrong1727 unwieldly1793 gawkily1811 maladroitly1827 undexterously1848 flat-footedly1886 ham-fistedly1964 ham-handedly1964 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode ii. i. 16 Doing all things so mal a droitly [sic]. 1827 T. Carlyle Richter in Edinb. Rev. June 179 They rather testify, however maladroitly, that the Germans have felt their loss. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xi. 122 Perform that self-same service just a thought More maladroitly. 1963 P. Larkin Let. 20 May in Sel. Lett. (1992) 353 Publishers have the right to choose..but..they exercised their[s] somewhat maladroitly. 1979 C. Raine Martian sends Postcard Home 19 The old pear tree, pruned like a leper, maladroitly drops its fruit. 1991 Daily Tel. 26 June 16/4 A new good guy has been introduced. He is Azeem, a black Muslim (maladroitly described..as ‘the North African crusader’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1673
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