| This being the case, Lucilla's good humour was perfectly restored, and she had forgiven Tom his maladroitness. |
| What they have got going for them is that our maladroitness politically and diplomatically has put us in a real bind. |
| Not only is the moment not particularly funny, its maladroitness ruins any momentum the film had been building. |
| Besides, she was rather ashamed of her maladroitness in mistaking Lord Chilminster for a common motor-man. |
| If he had planned a campaign of maladroitness he could not have more happily fulfilled his object. |
| Nerd social maladroitness, rather than arrogance, is the key to understanding this bachelor's behavior. |
