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List of meaning for inept

having or showing no skill

awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen(adj)

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?"

feckless, inept(adj)

generally incompetent and ineffectual

"feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

inept, tactless(adj)

revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

"an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

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

a well-meaning but inept secretary who can't seem to keep the boss's appointments straight

not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation

an inept comparison between nursing-home residents and day-care children that many found offensive

showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)

an inept effort to become friends with their future son-in-law

showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment

she offers one inept suggestion after another for saving the parish church

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