inept 音标拼音: [ɪn'ɛpt]
a . 不适当的,无能的,笨拙的
不适当的,无能的,笨拙的
inept adj 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 }]
Inept \
In *
ept "\,
a . [
L .
ineptus ;
prefix .
in -
not aptus apt ,
fit :
cf .
F .
inepte .
Cf . {
Inapt }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
Not apt or fit ;
unfit ;
unsuitable ;
improper ;
unbecoming .
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The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries . --
Glanvill .
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2 .
Silly ;
useless ;
nonsensical ;
absurd ;
foolish .
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To view attention as a special act of intelligence ,
and to distinguish it from consciousness ,
is utterly inept . --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
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178 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inept ":
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asinine ,
awkward ,
bad ,
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foolish ,
fuddled ,
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gaga ,
gauche ,
goofy ,
graceless ,
gulled ,
half -
assed ,
halting ,
ham -
handed ,
headless ,
idiotic ,
ignorant ,
ill -
adapted ,
ill -
advised ,
ill -
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ill -
chosen ,
ill -
considered ,
ill -
fitted ,
ill -
judged ,
ill -
matched ,
ill -
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ill -
suited ,
ill -
timed ,
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improper ,
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inadmissible ,
inadvisable ,
inane ,
inapplicable ,
inapposite ,
inappropriate ,
inapt ,
inattentive ,
incapable ,
incapable of ,
incompetent ,
incongruous ,
indiscreet ,
ineffective ,
inefficient ,
inexpedient ,
inexpert ,
infatuated ,
infelicitous ,
inferior ,
injudicious ,
inopportune ,
insane ,
insensate ,
irrational ,
irrelevant ,
kooky ,
lackbrained ,
lean -
minded ,
lean -
witted ,
loony ,
lumbering ,
mad ,
mal a propos ,
maladjusted ,
maladroit ,
malapropos ,
maudlin ,
mediocre ,
mindless ,
misguided ,
misjoined ,
mismatched ,
mismated ,
misplaced ,
moronic ,
not bright ,
nutty ,
of little brain ,
out of character ,
out of joint ,
out of keeping ,
out of line ,
out of place ,
out of proportion ,
out of season ,
out of time ,
out of tune ,
pea -
brained ,
pedestrian ,
pin -
brained ,
poor ,
reasonless ,
sappy ,
screwy ,
senseless ,
sentimental ,
silly ,
skill -
less ,
slackminded ,
slackwitted ,
stupid ,
thoughtless ,
unable ,
unable to ,
unadapted ,
unadvised ,
unapt ,
unbecoming ,
unbefitting ,
undeft ,
undesirable ,
undexterous ,
undextrous ,
undiplomatic ,
undue ,
unendowed ,
unfacile ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
unfitting ,
unfortunate ,
ungainly ,
ungifted ,
unhandy ,
unhappy ,
unintellectual ,
unintelligent ,
unmeet ,
unproficient ,
unprofitable ,
unqualified ,
unreasoning ,
unseasonable ,
unseemly ,
unskilled ,
unskillful ,
unsuitable ,
unsuited ,
untalented ,
unthinking ,
untimely ,
unwise ,
unworkmanlike ,
wacky ,
wet ,
witless ,
wooden ,
wrong
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INEPT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INEPT is generally incompetent : bungling How to use inept in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Inept
INEPT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com INEPT definition: without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit See examples of inept used in a sentence
INEPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary INEPT definition: 1 not skilled or effective: 2 not skilled or effective: 3 not skilled or effective: Learn more
Inept - definition of inept by The Free Dictionary Define inept inept synonyms, inept pronunciation, inept translation, English dictionary definition of inept bungling; stupid; inane; foolish; unskillful: His inept handling of the ball cost them the game
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Inept - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com A clumsy, incompetent person — or an ineffective action — is inept When you're inept, you don't know what you're doing or just can't get it done
INEPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 2 meanings: 1 awkward, clumsy, or incompetent 2 not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place Click for more definitions
inept adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of inept adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
inept - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The bungled phrase, the slipshod paragraph, the inept metaphor, the irrelevant excursion, the disproportionate development, the feeble conclusion, are indeed all failures of meaning, and the more poetically ambitious the verbal structure in which they occur, the deeper and more substantive the failure may be
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