English
maladroitly
From maladroit + -ly.
A compound of maladroit + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
French adroit ‘skilful’
French maladroit ‘awkward’
English maladroit
Today it means
adv In a maladroit manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maladroitly