inept

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inept

(adjective)

Meaning

lacking skill or ability

Example

"His inept handling of the situation made it worse."

Synonyms

incompetentclumsyunskilled

Antonyms

adeptskillfulproficient

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'ineptus', meaning not suitable.
Related word forms
  • noun: ineptness
  • adverb: ineptly

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