as in artlessness
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Noun
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But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2025
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His future value to historians will be as a model of hubris and ineptitude.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Giants are entering year one of the Harbaugh era, looking to get back to credibility after a decade plus of ineptitude.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Maladroitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladroitness. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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