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List of meaning for incompetent

unskilled; not capable

incompetent, incompetent person(adj)

someone who is not competent to take effective action

incompetent, unqualified(adj)

legally not qualified or sufficient

"a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"

incompetent(adj)

not qualified or suited for a purpose

"an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"

bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent(adj)

showing lack of skill or aptitude

"a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

incompetent, unskilled(adj)

not doing a good job

"incompetent at chess"

incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)(adj)

not meeting requirements

"unequal to the demands put upon him"

lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job

an incompetent carpenter had built the deck, and the railings were loose already

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