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inept definition
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Grep of noun inept ineptitude ineptness Overview of adj inept The adj inept has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen -- (not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?") 2. (1) feckless, inept -- (generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account") 3. inept, tactless -- (revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable") Antonyms of adj inept 3 senses of inept Sense 1 awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen INDIRECT (VIA infelicitous) -> felicitous Sense 2 feckless, inept INDIRECT (VIA incompetent) -> competent Sense 3 inept, tactless INDIRECT (VIA maladroit) -> adroit Similarity of adj inept 3 senses of inept Sense 1 awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen => infelicitous (vs. felicitous) Sense 2 feckless, inept => incompetent (vs. competent) Sense 3 inept, tactless => maladroit (vs. adroit) Attributes of adj inept Familiarity of adj inept inept used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj inept inept Overview of adj inept The adj inept has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen -- (not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?") 2. (1) feckless, inept -- (generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account") 3. inept, tactless -- (revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable")
inept definition
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