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INEPT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Example:
it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
Synonyms:
inept; tactless
Classified under:
Similar:
maladroit (not adroit)
Derivation:
ineptness (the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Generally incompetent and ineffectual
Example:
inept handling of the account
Synonyms:
feckless; inept
Classified under:
Similar:
incompetent (not qualified or suited for a purpose)
Derivation:
ineptness (the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not elegant or graceful in expression
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:
ineptness (unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
