in·apt ( n- pt )adj. 1. Inappropriate: an inapt remark. 2. Inept: inapt handling of the project. in·apt ly adv.in·apt ness n. |
inapt [ɪnˈæpt]
adj
1. not apt or fitting; inappropriate
2. lacking skill; inept
inaptitude , inaptness n
inaptly adv
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| Adj. | 1. | inapt - 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?" infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" |
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