Meaning & Definition of Inept in English

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?"

2. Generally incompetent and ineffectual

• "Feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"

• "Inept handling of the account"

3. Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

• "An inept remark"

• "It was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"