maladroitly
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maladroitly (comparative more maladroitly, superlative most maladroitly)
- In a maladroit manner.
- 1985, Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, page 103:
- There was only one chair, and they offered it to her. They stood over her, maladroitly, apparently unsure how to proceed.