maladroitement
Meanings
Adverb
1. awkwardly; maladroitly
Examples6
Ils dansèrent maladroitement ensemble.
They danced awkwardly together.
Tom sourit maladroitement.
Tom smiled awkwardly.
Tom souriait maladroitement.
Tom smiled awkwardly.
Les manchots se meuvent gracieusement dans l'eau et maladroitement sur terre.
Penguins move gracefully in water and awkwardly on land.
Sans doute moi aussi ai-je réagi maladroitement.
Without a doubt, I too reacted badly.
Il pose le pied maladroitement et, patatras, le voilà par terre.
He took one misstep and, wham!, found himself on the ground.