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Meaning & Definition of Inept in English

English

Inept

/ɪnɛpt/

adjective

1. 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?"
synonym:
  • awkward,
  • clumsy,
  • cumbersome,
  • inapt,
  • inept,
  • ill-chosen

2. Generally incompetent and ineffectual

  • "Feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"
  • "Inept handling of the account"
synonym:
  • feckless,
  • inept

3. Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

  • "An inept remark"
  • "It was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
synonym:
  • inept,
  • tactless