Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Maladroit /mălˌ-əd-roit'/ · Mal·a·droit · IPA /ˌmæl.əˈdɹɔɪt/ 01 a. Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. 1. Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.