inept (redirected from ineptitudes)

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 [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

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 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 [ɪˈnept] ADJ

1. (= unskilful) [person] → inepto, incapaz; [performance] → malo
their inept handling of the case → la forma inepta en que llevaron el caso

2. (= unsuitable) [policy] → inadecuado

inept [ɪnˈɛpt] adj

[person] → inepte
to be inept at sth → n'avoir aucune compétence en qch

[performance, handling, management] → médiocre

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

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inept [ɪˈnɛpt] adj (person) → inetto/a; (remark, behaviour) → inopportuno/a; (management, handling) → poco abile