inept
inept · more inept · most inept
невмілий
неспособный, неумелый, негодный
unfähig, ungeeignet, untauglich
Not able to do somethingNot able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
/ɪˈnɛpt/
» Tom is inept.
Meaning
2 sensesNot able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
As a waiter, he was inept, so they put him in the kitchen.
unfähig
неуме́лыйneumélyj, неспосо́бныйnesposóbnyj
невмі́лийnevmílyj
Unfit; unsuitable.
ungeeignet, untauglich
него́дныйnegódnyj
More definitions
- revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
- generally incompetent and ineffectual
- not elegant or graceful in expression
Examples
6 sentencesTom is inept.
I'm not usually this inept.
They are a bunch of inept and aggressive cretins..
I am inept at getting along with the women.
My boss is inept.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
not able to do something:
Русский
By meaning 2
not able to do something:
unfit, unsuitable:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not able to do something:
unfit, unsuitable:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus, from in- + aptus (whence English aBorrowed from Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus, from in- + aptus (whence English apt).
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Forms
more inept, most inept| Comparative | more inept Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most inept Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse:tactless
- generally incompetent and ineffectual:feckless
- not elegant or graceful in expression:awkwardclumsycumbersomeinaptill-chosen
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedineptness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form