Definition of inept Inept
/ɪnɛˈpt/ - [inept] - in•ept
We found 10 definitions of inept from 6 different sources.
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What does inept mean?
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Adjectiveinept, inepter, ineptest |
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| inept - revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" | ||
| tactless | ||
| maladroit not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" | ||
| inept - 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, inapt, ill-chosen | ||
| infelicitous not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy" | ||
| inept - generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" | ||
| feckless | ||
| incompetent not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- inept (Adjective)
Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence. - inept (Adjective)
Unfit; unsuitable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inept (a.)
Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. - inept (a.)
Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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inept
Not able to do something.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inept
in-ept′, adj. not apt or fit: unsuitable: foolish: inexpert.—ns. Inept′itūde, Inept′ness.—adv. Inept′ly. [Fr.,—L. ineptus—in, not, aptus, apt.]
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