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“inept”
inept (adjective); more inept, most inept
1. Referring to something that is unsuitable, out of place, or inappropriate: Little Mary made an inept comment, or an ill-chosen remark, to her mother saying that the beans tasted terrible.
2. Relating to an awkward, a clumsy, or an incompetent situation: Jim’s son was a hopelessly inept dancer, who too often stepped on the toes of his partner!
3. Characteristic of someone who is lacking in reason or judgment; foolish: The mailman turned out to be very inept because he often lost some of the letters he was supposed to deliver!
4. Etymology: from Latin ineptus; in, "not" + aptus, apt, "joined, fitted".
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2. Relating to an awkward, a clumsy, or an incompetent situation: Jim’s son was a hopelessly inept dancer, who too often stepped on the toes of his partner!
3. Characteristic of someone who is lacking in reason or judgment; foolish: The mailman turned out to be very inept because he often lost some of the letters he was supposed to deliver!
4. Etymology: from Latin ineptus; in, "not" + aptus, apt, "joined, fitted".
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