Definition of inept in English:

inept

adjective ɪˈnɛptɪˈnɛpt

Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
the referee's inept handling of the match
Example sentencesExamples
- He visits his old office, tries to help out, but feels like he left the work in inept hands.
- He made her feel so silly, so inadequate, so inept at being his secretary.
- There can be no way back into next Scotland squad after this inept display.
- His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept.
- I cannot understand how such an inept man can be elected head of the world's most powerful country.
- He has clearly lost the plot and is proving to be both inept and devoid of morality himself.
- If the robbers hadn't been so inept they might have got away with it.
- Most people couldn't afford, or felt too socially inept, to go and watch plays.
- Apparently she was enraged by the inept actions of the person ahead of her at the drive-in ATM.
- Things are so much easier now I can converse, albeit in a choppy inept way, in Japanese.
- Now inept council staff and councillors are to waste public money on proposals which do not address the situation.
- He is socially inept, he has no personal life, yet he tries to help damaged minds.
- He did not let the army tackle the situation, leaving it to the inept and communal police force.
- This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning.
- Consecutive governments have insisted on a completely inept policy of open immigration.
- He said the inept attitude of the government has created a chaotic situation in the state.
- And if the inept service doesn't take your breath away, the prices certainly will.
- The fault lies clearly, yet again, with inefficient and inept council officers and management.
- In part, this vote has emerged because of the inept handling of the asylum issue by the Government.
- Their years of management were pretty inept and brought about a tenfold increase in water prices.
Synonyms
incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, crude, rough
clumsy, awkward, maladroit, unhandy, heavy-handed, bungling, blundering, bumbling, botched
unproductive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, inadequate, inferior, substandard, wanting, lacking, not up to scratch
informal cack-handed, ham-fisted, ham-handed, butterfingered
British informal all thumbs, all fingers and thumbs
North American informal klutzy

Derivatives

ineptly

adverb ɪˈnɛptli

Corruption had become endemic, the economy was ineptly managed, and the ruling party itself was unable to offer anything but fossilized mantras.
Example sentencesExamples
- At times, after a particularly long-winded question ineptly put, the defendant would look totally at sea.
- His character is a white youth of supreme stupidity who hilariously and ineptly adopts the mannerisms of black street talk.
- The director seems to view himself as an auteur… As poorly written, ineptly directed, and hideously acted as the film is, its biggest sin is that it's boring.
- By that time it is out of the hands of the police so it is ludicrous to suggest that the police handled the case ineptly.

ineptness

noun ɪˈnɛptnəsɪˈnɛptnəs

The Government was frightened that once there was decent scrutiny of the legislation, the weakness and ineptness of it would be plain for all to see.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a gulf between the perceived ineptness of many backbenchers and the acknowledged competence - sometimes seen as arrogance - of frontline ministers.
- It is even possible that the FBI's complete ineptness in investigating terrorism was at least partly caused by misdirection of other parts of the U. S. government.
- How could you want to finish your career as a spokesman/ticket seller for an organization that has been determined to set the standard for ineptness, foolishness and cheapness?
- The ineptness comprised both the inability to volley but also the clumsy odyssey toward the net, the latter somewhat incomprehensible for a player of such good mobility along the baseline.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'not apt, unsuitable'): from Latin ineptus, from in- 'not' + aptus (see apt).

apt from Late Middle English:
Originally apt meant ‘suited, appropriate’; the source is Latin aptus ‘fitted’, the past participle of apere ‘fasten’. Inept (mid 16th century) is its opposite, the change in the vowel sound having already happened in Latin ineptus.

Rhymes

accept, crept, except, incept, intercept, kept, leapt, overleaped, sept, slept, swept, upswept, wept, yclept

Definition of inept in US English:

inept

adjectiveiˈneptɪˈnɛpt

Having or showing no skill; clumsy.
the inept handling of the threat
Example sentencesExamples
- I cannot understand how such an inept man can be elected head of the world's most powerful country.
- And if the inept service doesn't take your breath away, the prices certainly will.
- He has clearly lost the plot and is proving to be both inept and devoid of morality himself.
- He made her feel so silly, so inadequate, so inept at being his secretary.
- He said the inept attitude of the government has created a chaotic situation in the state.
- In part, this vote has emerged because of the inept handling of the asylum issue by the Government.
- Now inept council staff and councillors are to waste public money on proposals which do not address the situation.
- He visits his old office, tries to help out, but feels like he left the work in inept hands.
- He did not let the army tackle the situation, leaving it to the inept and communal police force.
- Consecutive governments have insisted on a completely inept policy of open immigration.
- If the robbers hadn't been so inept they might have got away with it.
- Things are so much easier now I can converse, albeit in a choppy inept way, in Japanese.
- The fault lies clearly, yet again, with inefficient and inept council officers and management.
- There can be no way back into next Scotland squad after this inept display.
- He is socially inept, he has no personal life, yet he tries to help damaged minds.
- Apparently she was enraged by the inept actions of the person ahead of her at the drive-in ATM.
- Most people couldn't afford, or felt too socially inept, to go and watch plays.
- Their years of management were pretty inept and brought about a tenfold increase in water prices.
- This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning.
- His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept.
Synonyms
incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, crude, rough

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘not apt, unsuitable’): from Latin ineptus, from in- ‘not’ + aptus (see apt).

单词	inept
释义	Definition of inept in English: inept adjective ɪˈnɛptɪˈnɛpt Having or showing no skill; clumsy. the referee's inept handling of the match Example sentencesExamples He visits his old office, tries to help out, but feels like he left the work in inept hands. He made her feel so silly, so inadequate, so inept at being his secretary. There can be no way back into next Scotland squad after this inept display. His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept. I cannot understand how such an inept man can be elected head of the world's most powerful country. He has clearly lost the plot and is proving to be both inept and devoid of morality himself. If the robbers hadn't been so inept they might have got away with it. Most people couldn't afford, or felt too socially inept, to go and watch plays. Apparently she was enraged by the inept actions of the person ahead of her at the drive-in ATM. Things are so much easier now I can converse, albeit in a choppy inept way, in Japanese. Now inept council staff and councillors are to waste public money on proposals which do not address the situation. He is socially inept, he has no personal life, yet he tries to help damaged minds. He did not let the army tackle the situation, leaving it to the inept and communal police force. This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning. Consecutive governments have insisted on a completely inept policy of open immigration. He said the inept attitude of the government has created a chaotic situation in the state. And if the inept service doesn't take your breath away, the prices certainly will. The fault lies clearly, yet again, with inefficient and inept council officers and management. In part, this vote has emerged because of the inept handling of the asylum issue by the Government. Their years of management were pretty inept and brought about a tenfold increase in water prices. Synonyms incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, crude, rough clumsy, awkward, maladroit, unhandy, heavy-handed, bungling, blundering, bumbling, botched unproductive, unsuccessful, ineffectual, inadequate, inferior, substandard, wanting, lacking, not up to scratch informal cack-handed, ham-fisted, ham-handed, butterfingered British informal all thumbs, all fingers and thumbs North American informal klutzy Derivatives ineptly adverb ɪˈnɛptli Corruption had become endemic, the economy was ineptly managed, and the ruling party itself was unable to offer anything but fossilized mantras. Example sentencesExamples At times, after a particularly long-winded question ineptly put, the defendant would look totally at sea. His character is a white youth of supreme stupidity who hilariously and ineptly adopts the mannerisms of black street talk. The director seems to view himself as an auteur… As poorly written, ineptly directed, and hideously acted as the film is, its biggest sin is that it's boring. By that time it is out of the hands of the police so it is ludicrous to suggest that the police handled the case ineptly. ineptness noun ɪˈnɛptnəsɪˈnɛptnəs The Government was frightened that once there was decent scrutiny of the legislation, the weakness and ineptness of it would be plain for all to see. Example sentencesExamples There is a gulf between the perceived ineptness of many backbenchers and the acknowledged competence - sometimes seen as arrogance - of frontline ministers. It is even possible that the FBI's complete ineptness in investigating terrorism was at least partly caused by misdirection of other parts of the U. S. government. How could you want to finish your career as a spokesman/ticket seller for an organization that has been determined to set the standard for ineptness, foolishness and cheapness? The ineptness comprised both the inability to volley but also the clumsy odyssey toward the net, the latter somewhat incomprehensible for a player of such good mobility along the baseline. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'not apt, unsuitable'): from Latin ineptus, from in- 'not' + aptus (see apt). apt from Late Middle English: Originally apt meant ‘suited, appropriate’; the source is Latin aptus ‘fitted’, the past participle of apere ‘fasten’. Inept (mid 16th century) is its opposite, the change in the vowel sound having already happened in Latin ineptus. Rhymes accept, crept, except, incept, intercept, kept, leapt, overleaped, sept, slept, swept, upswept, wept, yclept Definition of inept in US English: inept adjectiveiˈneptɪˈnɛpt Having or showing no skill; clumsy. the inept handling of the threat Example sentencesExamples I cannot understand how such an inept man can be elected head of the world's most powerful country. And if the inept service doesn't take your breath away, the prices certainly will. He has clearly lost the plot and is proving to be both inept and devoid of morality himself. He made her feel so silly, so inadequate, so inept at being his secretary. He said the inept attitude of the government has created a chaotic situation in the state. In part, this vote has emerged because of the inept handling of the asylum issue by the Government. Now inept council staff and councillors are to waste public money on proposals which do not address the situation. He visits his old office, tries to help out, but feels like he left the work in inept hands. He did not let the army tackle the situation, leaving it to the inept and communal police force. Consecutive governments have insisted on a completely inept policy of open immigration. If the robbers hadn't been so inept they might have got away with it. Things are so much easier now I can converse, albeit in a choppy inept way, in Japanese. The fault lies clearly, yet again, with inefficient and inept council officers and management. There can be no way back into next Scotland squad after this inept display. He is socially inept, he has no personal life, yet he tries to help damaged minds. Apparently she was enraged by the inept actions of the person ahead of her at the drive-in ATM. Most people couldn't afford, or felt too socially inept, to go and watch plays. Their years of management were pretty inept and brought about a tenfold increase in water prices. This is the second year we have been disenfranchised by this inept system and incompetence behind its planning. His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept. Synonyms incompetent, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, crude, rough Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘not apt, unsuitable’): from Latin ineptus, from in- ‘not’ + aptus (see apt).
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