unapt

un·apt

 (ŭn-ăpt′)

adj.

1. Not suitable or appropriate.

2. Not likely or liable.

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un·apt′ly adv.

un·apt′ness n.

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unapt

(ʌnˈæpt)

adj

1. (often foll by: for) not suitable or qualified; unfitted

2. mentally slow

3. (postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)

unˈaptly adv

unˈaptness n

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un•apt

(ʌnˈæpt)

adj.

1. not appropriate; unfit or unsuitable.

2. not prone, likely, or disposed.

3. deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull.

[1325–75]

un•apt′ly, adv.

un•apt′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

unapt

adjective

1. Not suited to circumstances:

improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.

Idiom: out of place.

2. Not likely:

doubtful, improbable, questionable, unlikely.

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Translations

unapt

adj (= inappropriate) → unpassend, unangebracht

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