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    INAPT

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     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: inapter  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: inaptest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Not elegant or graceful in expressionplay

    Example:

    if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

    Synonyms:

    awkward; clumsy; cumbersome; ill-chosen; inapt; inept

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    infelicitous (not appropriate in application; defective)

    Derivation:

    inaptness (inappropriateness)

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