inept

in·ept  (n-pt)

adj.

1. Not apt or fitting; inappropriate.

2.

a. Displaying a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; foolish: an inept remark.

b. Bungling or clumsy; incompetent: inept handling of the account.

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[Latin ineptus : in-, not; see in-¹ + aptus, suitable; see apt.]

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in·eptly adv.

in·eptness n.

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inept

Adjective

1. awkward, clumsy, or incompetent

2. not suitable or fitting; out of place [Latin in- not + aptus fitting]

ineptitude n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inept - 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?" ill-chosen, inapt, clumsy, cumbersome, awkward infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
	2.	inept - generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" feckless incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
	3.	inept - revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" tactless maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"

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inept

adjective 1. incompetent, bungling, clumsy, cowboy (informal) awkward, bumbling, gauche, cack-handed (informal) inexpert, maladroit, unskilful, unhandy, unworkmanlike << OPPOSITE competent

adjective 2. unsuitable, inappropriate, out of place, ridiculous, absurd, meaningless, pointless, unfit, improper, inapt, infelicitous, malapropos << OPPOSITE appropriate

Translations

inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj → incompetente, incapaz

inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj → inepte

inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj (politician) → unfähig;

(management) → stümperhaft

inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj → inetto/a