Definition of inapt Inapt

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We found 5 definitions of inapt from 5 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
inapt - 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?"
  awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept, ill-chosen
  infelicitous not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inapt (a.)
    Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • inapt
    in-apt′, adj. not apt: unfit, or unqualified.—ns. Inapt′itude, Inapt′ness, unfitness, awkwardness.—adv. Inapt′ly

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  • inapt, adjective.

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