incompetent, adj.
not qualified or suited for a purpose
<adj.all>
incompetent
sample sentences
"an incompetent secret service""the filming was hopeless incompetent"
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legally not qualified or sufficient
<adj.all>
incompetent unqualified
sample sentences
"a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband""incompetent witnesses"
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antonym
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domain of synset (topic)
not doing a good job
<adj.all>
incompetent unskilled
sample sentences
"incompetent at chess"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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showing lack of skill or aptitude
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bungling clumsy fumbling incompetent
sample sentences
"a bungling workman""did a clumsy job"
"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
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derivationally related form
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not meeting requirements
<adj.all> (p)
incapable incompetent unequal to
sample sentences
"unequal to the demands put upon him"
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derivationally related form
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