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inapt, a.|ɪnˈæpt|
[f. in-3 + apt. Cf. inept.]
1. Not adapted to the purpose or occasion; unsuitable, inappropriate, inapposite.
1744Harris Three Treat. iii. i. (1765) 142 Others are Inapt, Incongruous, and Disagreeable. 1818Cobbett Pol. Reg. XXXIII. 436 The occasion rendered this inapt and far-fetched. 1885Law Times LXXVIII. 242/1 The words..being altogether inapt to express more than one devolution of title.
2. Not apt; wanting in aptitude or skill; unskilful, awkward.
1860Sat. Rev. IX. 600/2 Uncouth and inapt to charm the female heart. 1867D. G. Mitchell Rural Stud. 246 How⁓ever inapt a man may be at..horticultural pursuits. 1895Current Hist. (Buffalo) V. 820 The well-meant but hopelessly inapt attempt of the powers. |