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Definitions for Inept
[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.
[2] generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent.
[3] inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place.
[4] absurd or foolish: an inept remark.
[5] awkward, clumsy, or incompetent
[6] not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place
Words related to Inept
bumbling, incompetent, awkward, inefficient, ridiculous, absurd, artless, bungling, butterfingers, gauche, halting, incapable, inexpert, loser, maladroit, ungraceful, unskillful, wooden, unapt, undexterous
Words nearby Inept
ineligible, ineloquent, ineluctable, ineludible, inenarrable, inept, ineptitude, inequable, inequality, inequilateral, inequitable
Origin of Inept
1595–1605; < Latin ineptus, equivalent to in- in-3 + -eptus, combining form of aptus apt
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Other words from Inept
in·ept·ly , adverb
in·ept·ness , noun
Word origin for Inept
C17: from Latin ineptus, from in- 1 + aptus fitting, suitable
Synonyms for Inept
awkward, bumbling, incompetent, inefficient, all thumbs, artless, bungling, butterfingers, gauche, halting, inadept, incapable, inexpert, loser, maladroit, unapt, undexterous, unfacile, ungraceful, unhandy, unproficient, unskillful, wooden