SuaviloquyToday’s word

maladroit

Maladroit, a.

Etymology: [F. See Malice, and Adroit.]

Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for maladroit; he lists it under awkward.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.