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inept

[ in-ept, ih-nept ]

adjective

  1. without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:

    He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.

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  2. generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent.
  3. inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place.
  4. absurd or foolish:

    an inept remark.

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inept

/ ɪˈɛ /

adjective

  1. awkward, clumsy, or incompetent
  2. not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱ, adverb
  • ˈپˌٳܻ, noun
  • ˈٲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inept1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin ineptus, equivalent to in- in- 3 + -eptus, combining form of aptus apt
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inept1

C17: from Latin ineptus, from in- 1+ aptus fitting, suitable
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He also offered more of the condescension toward his colleagues that defined the video — at one point referring to them as his “amateur gunsmithing colleagues” and blasting their decision as inept.

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"He is a local, unknown Judge, a Grandstander, looking for publicity, and it cannot be for any other reason, because his 'Rulings' are so ridiculous, and inept," he posted on Truth Social.

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The sluggish response by the Department of Justice to pursue Trump on a wide variety of crimes, coupled with a complicit or inept judiciary gave the virus time to explode.

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It’s not a surprise to anyone that Trump doesn’t care much for blue regions of California, or that he thinks inept Democratic leadership is the source of all the state’s woes.

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“His conversations were inept and usually self-centered, causing normal people to avoid him. He had no regular friends. Even his co-workers found him difficult to relate to.”

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