But Mavis thought all these actions rather spirited and charming than maladroit and annoying.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Yes, his handling of the Famine Fund had been maladroit and eccentric to the point that permitted doubts as to his own personal integrity: why, then, should he be casting doubts upon the veracity, the business honour, of others.
"Under the Skylights"
Henry Blake Fuller
Mrs. Burton of course undertook the task which her husband assigned to her, though she did so with much nervous trepidation, and many fears lest the desired object should be lost through her own maladroit management.
"The Claverings"
Anthony Trollope