maladroit
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The original's famously maladroit "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," with its adversaries whose faces were painted white and black on opposite sides, is kindly remembered as well-intentioned and poorly executed.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2023
It’s “Groundhog Day” in Denver with the Broncos’ maladroit offense unable to score and its stellar defense incapable of closing out opponents.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022
If Ms. Skinner’s defiant testimony was an attempt at damage control by Hockey Canada, it was an exceptionally maladroit effort.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2022
A somewhat milder version of the many socially maladroit, chronically melancholic schlubs who have traipsed through Kaufman’s fiction, Jake is a fount of impressive, useless erudition.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2020
The first problem is Keegan’s maladroit use of negation.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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