Inept

[In*eptĀ·]

A clumsy, incompetent person or an ineffective action is inept. When you're inept, you don't know what you're doing or just can't get it done.

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Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

Adjective S.
revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

Adjective S.
generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

Adjective S.
not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"


a.
Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

a.
Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.


Inept

In*ept" , a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. Inapt.] 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries.
2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.
To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept.

Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

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Usage Examples

Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept.

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