- maladdress
- maladdress /mal-ə-dresˈ/noun1. Awkwardness2. Clumsiness3. TactlessnessORIGIN: Fr maladresse
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maladdressanglicized form of maladresse.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
maladdress
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Maladdress — Mal ad*dress , n. [Mal + address.] Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maladdress — noun awkwardness, rudeness or a lack of politeness or tact when speaking to someone … Wiktionary
maladdress — /mæləˈdrɛs/ (say maluh dres) noun gaucheness; awkwardness. {French maldresse} …
