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inept [ɪnˈɛpt] adj
1. awkward, clumsy, or incompetent 2. not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place [from Latin ineptus, from in-1 + aptus fitting, suitable] ineptitude n ineptly adv ineptness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
inept adjective 1. incompetent, bungling, clumsy, cowboy (informal), awkward, bumbling, gauche, cack-handed (informal), inexpert, maladroit, unskilful, unhandy, unworkmanlike He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern. incompetent able, qualified, efficient, competent, talented, skilful, adroit, dexterous 2. unsuitable, inappropriate, out of place, ridiculous, absurd, meaningless, pointless, unfit, improper, inapt, infelicitous, malapropos The Government's inept response turned this into a crisis. unsuitable appropriate, suitable, sensible, apt, effectual, germane Translations inept adj behaviour → ungeschickt, linkisch, unbeholfen; remark → unpassend, unangebracht, ungeschickt; performance, display → ungeschickt, stümperhaft (pej); compliment, refusal, attempt → plump; comparison → ungeeignet, unpassend; person (= clumsy) → ungeschickt, unbeholfen; (= slow at learning) → begriffsstutzig, ungelehrig, unverständig inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj (person) → inetto/a; (remark, behaviour) → inopportuno/a; (management, handling) → poco abile inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj (person) → inetto/a; (remark, behaviour) → inopportuno/a; (management, handling) → poco abile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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, though as a criticism it is curiously inept, reveals his own attitude admirably: "Let us remember that we should not disregard the experience of ages; in the multitude of years, these things, if they were good, would certainly not have been unknown; for almost everything has been found out, although sometimes they are not put together; in other cases men do not use the knowledge which they have. What women's acuteness really respects are the inept "ideas" and the sheeplike impulses by which our actions and opinions are determined in matters of real importance. For, after all, I had only to act my part; unless Raffles failed where he never did fail, unless Raffles the neat and noiseless was for once clumsy and inept, all I had to do was indeed to "smile and smile and be a villain. |
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