inept, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
generally incompetent and ineffectual
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
feckless inept
sample sentences
"feckless attempts to repair the plumbing""inept handling of the account"
lexical pointers
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not elegant or graceful in expression
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
awkward clumsy cumbersome ill-chosen inapt inept
sample sentences
"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?"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
<adj.all>
inept tactless
sample sentences
"an inept remark""it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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