Synonyms: maladroit
Definition: not adroit
Usage: a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve; a maladroit translation; maladroit propaganda
Similar words: left-handed, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered
Definition: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
Usage: a bumbling mechanic; a bungling performance; ham-handed governmental interference; could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature- Mary H. Vorse
Similar words: tactless, inept
Definition: revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Usage: an inept remark; it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
Similar words: uncoordinated
Definition: lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements
Usage: his movements are uncoordinated; an uncoordinated toddler
Similar words: unmechanical, nonmechanical
Definition: (of a person) lacking mechanical skills