Inept - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪˈnept|  American pronunciation of the word inept
Brit.  |ɪˈnept|  British pronunciation of the word inept

adjective

- not elegant or graceful in expression (syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt)
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
- generally incompetent and ineffectual (syn: feckless)
inept handling of the account
- revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse (syn: tactless)
an inept remark

Extra examples

He was completely inept at sports.

He made an inept attempt to apologize.

He has used inept words.

He looked at you as an inept animal.

He was criticized for his inept handling of the problem.

Blake was intellectually able but politically inept.

His political opponents have portrayed him as an inept stumblebum.

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