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单词 inexpert
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inexpert

(ɪnekspɜːʳt)
adjective
If you describe someone or something as inexpert, you mean that they show a lack of skill.
He was too inexperienced and too inexpert to succeed.
...inexpert needlework.
Synonyms: amateurish, awkward, bungling, clumsy More Synonyms of inexpert

inexpert in British English

(ɪnˈɛkspɜːt)
adjective
not expert; unskilled or unskilful; inept
Derived forms
inexpertly (inˈexpertly)
adverb
inexpertness (inˈexpertness)
noun

inexpert in American English

(ɪnˈɛkspərt; ˌ ɪnɛkˈspɜrt; ˌɪnɪkˈspɜrt)
adjective
not expert; unskillful; amateurish
Derived forms
inexpertly (inˈexpertly)
adverb
inexpertness (inˈexpertness)
noun
Word origin
ME < MFr < L inexpertus

Examples of 'inexpert' in a sentence
inexpert

This inexpert fumbling had nothing to do with the Funchal nights.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2002)
Here was the inexpert coffee maker -- he had watched Maria and knew all about it now.
McKewan, Ian THE INNOCENT (2002)
(adjective) 
Definition
lacking skill
She was too inexpert to succeed.
Synonyms
amateurish
All the paintings were cheap and amateurish.
awkward
She made an awkward gesture with her hands.
bungling
a bungling burglar
clumsy
I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
inept
He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.
unskilled
Most of those who left the province to work abroad were unskilled.
unprofessional
He rubbished his team for another unprofessional performance.
cack-handed (informal)
maladroit
Some of her first interviews with the press were rather maladroit.
unpractised
skill-less
unskilful
unhandy
unworkmanlike

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awkward
Definition
clumsy or ungainly
She made an awkward gesture with her hands.
Synonyms
clumsy,
stiff,
rude,
blundering,
coarse,
bungling,
lumbering,
inept,
unskilled,
bumbling,
unwieldy,
ponderous,
ungainly,
gauche,
gawky,
uncouth,
unrefined,
artless,
inelegant,
uncoordinated,
graceless,
cack-handed (informal),
unpolished,
clownish,
oafish,
inexpert,
maladroit,
all thumbs,
ungraceful,
skill-less,
unskilful,
butterfingered (informal),
unhandy,
ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal),
unco (Australian, slang)
in the sense of bungling
a bungling burglar
Synonyms
incompetent,
blundering,
awkward,
clumsy,
inept,
botching,
cack-handed (informal),
maladroit,
ham-handed (informal),
unskilful,
ham-fisted (informal),
unco (Australian, slang)
in the sense of clumsy
Definition
lacking in skill or physical coordination
I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
Synonyms
awkward,
blundering,
bungling,
lumbering,
inept,
bumbling,
ponderous,
ungainly,
gauche,
accident-prone,
gawky,
heavy,
uncoordinated,
cack-handed (informal),
inexpert,
maladroit,
ham-handed (informal),
like a bull in a china shop,
klutzy (US, Canadian, slang),
unskilful,
butterfingered (informal),
ham-fisted (informal),
unco (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
inexpert

  • inexpensive
  • inexperience
  • inexperienced
  • inexpert
  • inexplicable
  • inexpressible
  • inexpressive

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