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inapt
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in·apt  (n-pt)
adj.
1. Inappropriate: an inapt remark.
2. Inept: inapt handling of the project.

in·aptly adv.
in·aptness n.

inapt
Adjective
1. not apt or fitting
2. lacking skill
inaptitude n
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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"
Translations

inapt [ɪnˈæpt] adjimpropio
inapt [ɪnˈæpt] adjinapte; peu approprié(e)
inapt [ɪnˈæpt] adjunpassend
inapt [ɪnˈæpt] adjmaldestro/a; fuori luogo

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