ineptadj.

Brit.

/ɪˈnɛpt/,

/ˌɪnˈɛpt/, U.S.

/ᵻˈnɛpt/

Etymology: < Latin ineptus unsuited, absurd, foolish, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + aptus apt n.¹: perhaps immediately < French inepte (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

a. Not adapted or adaptable; not suited for (†to) a purpose; without aptitude; unsuitable, unfit. archaic.

ΚΠ

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxxix. 126 A maner peculiar vnto my selfe, inept to all publike Negotiations.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxv. 134 The differences between apt and inept Counsellours.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 142 The Air..would contain but few nitrous Particles, and so be inept to maintain the Fire.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §67 65 The Parliament then in being..by all Experiments was found inept for the great Designs of the Faction.

1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 268 Not to wrest power out of the hands of present possessors, but to render them somewhat less generally and flagrantly inept than at present for..the exercise of it.

1895 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 380 Else the lawyers of the land were singularly inept when our soldiers and sailors were at their best.

b. Not suited to the occasion; not adapted to circumstances; out of place, inappropriate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective]

unkinOE

un-i-feieOE

unbecomelyc1200

amissc1325

wrongousa1350

uncovenablec1374

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

unquemea1400

inconvenientc1400

unlikelyc1405

disconvenienta1425

impertinenta1425

discovenablec1436

unmeetc1440

wrongc1440

unjustc1443

unbehovablec1450

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incongruous1623

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uncompetiblea1628

inaccommodatea1657

inapplicable1656

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inept1675

unaccommodatea1676

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indecorous1681

untoward1682

unapplicable1690

insuitable1692

unsuit1704

malapropos1709

inapt1744

out of place1748

uncongenial1788

unfit-like1796

ungain-like1796

inappropriate1804

unadapted1805

dissuitable1807

dissuited1819

ineligible1828

infelicitous1835

unapropos1840

butt-ended1850

malappropriate1851

ungenial1871

misappropriate1878

unbecoming1893

unappropriate1898

unadjusted1899

offside1910

off-key1943

improbable1958

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 49 If they mean Negative Propositions, it's true, but inept.

1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 121 If the doctrine were true, could anything be more inept than an allusion to it in this place?

1883 Law Times Rep. 49 555/1 He has merely used inept words which do not affect the preceding absolute gift.

2. Absurd; wanting in reason or judgement; silly, foolish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

dizzyc825

unwisec825

redelessOE

unwittyc1000

daftlikec1175

witlessc1175

canga1225

adoted?c1225

cangun?c1225

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cangeda1250

foola1250

snepea1250

aerwittec1275

sotlyc1275

unslyc1275

unwitterc1275

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nicec1300

goosishc1374

unskilfulc1374

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lewdc1380

mis-feelinga1382

dottlec1390

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insapientc1470

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seelya1529

dawish?1529

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momish1546

base-wittedc1547

stultitiousa1549

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anserine1607

foppish1608

silly ass1608

unsage1608

wisdomless1608

fool-beggeda1616

Gotham1621

noddy1645

badot1653

dosser-headed1655

infrunite1657

nonsensicalc1661

slight1663

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datelessa1686

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nizy1709

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gypit1804

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fool-like1811

goosy1811

spoony1813

niddle-noddle1821

gumptionless1823

daftish1825

anserous1826

as crazy as a loon1830

spoonish1833

cheese-headed1836

dotty1860

fool-fool1868

noodly1870

dilly1873

gormless1883

daffy1884

monkey-doodle1886

mosy1887

jay1891

pithecanthropic1897

peanut-headed1906

dinlo1907

boob1911

goofy1921

ding-a-ling1935

jerky1944

jerk1947

jerkish1948

pointy-headed1950

doofus1967

twitty1967

twittish1969

nerkish1975

numpty1992

1604 King James VI & I Counterblaste to Tobacco sig. B3 As to the Proposition, That because the braines are colde and moist, therefore things that are hote and drie are best for them, it is an inept consequence.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. xi. 37 So soft and moistened by drunkenness and excess as to make the understanding inept and sottish in its operations.

1710 Brit. Apollo 29 Sept.–2 Oct. She look'd on you as an Inept Animal.

1888 R. F. Burton in Academy 20 Oct. 249/3 This policy of meddle and muddle, this ineptest interference with local administration for party purposes.

3. Law. Void, of no effect.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] > legally invalid or faulty

vicious1393

void1433

naughtc1449

irrite1482

frustrate1497

null1542

bad1613

inofficial1632

null and void1651

unfirm1660

uncurrent1702

invalid1768

inept1818

inoperative1885

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 279 Extra-judicial confession..was totally inept, and void of all strength and effect from the beginning.

1818 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xxvii As a transaction inter minores..the engagement was inept, and void in law.

1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2515/1 Edward III. died..and so the bull to the king became inept.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inept
释义	ineptadj. Brit. /ɪˈnɛpt/, /ˌɪnˈɛpt/, U.S. /ᵻˈnɛpt/ Etymology: < Latin ineptus unsuited, absurd, foolish, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + aptus apt n.¹: perhaps immediately < French inepte (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. a. Not adapted or adaptable; not suited for (†to) a purpose; without aptitude; unsuitable, unfit. archaic. ΚΠ 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxxix. 126 A maner peculiar vnto my selfe, inept to all publike Negotiations. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxv. 134 The differences between apt and inept Counsellours. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 142 The Air..would contain but few nitrous Particles, and so be inept to maintain the Fire. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. ii. §67 65 The Parliament then in being..by all Experiments was found inept for the great Designs of the Faction. 1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 268 Not to wrest power out of the hands of present possessors, but to render them somewhat less generally and flagrantly inept than at present for..the exercise of it. 1895 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 380 Else the lawyers of the land were singularly inept when our soldiers and sailors were at their best. b. Not suited to the occasion; not adapted to circumstances; out of place, inappropriate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] unkinOE un-i-feieOE unbecomelyc1200 amissc1325 wrongousa1350 uncovenablec1374 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 unquemea1400 inconvenientc1400 unlikelyc1405 disconvenienta1425 impertinenta1425 discovenablec1436 unmeetc1440 wrongc1440 unjustc1443 unbehovablec1450 inconvenientc1460 uncordial1488 unmeetly1534 unapt1539 unfit1548 incommodious1553 ungreeing1560 impertinent1565 stravagant1565 unproper1566 improper1570 unhovable1570 unapt1579 unbeseeming1583 unsuitablea1586 unappliable1588 unapt1588 unlikely1590 unfittinga1592 unfitted1592 unsuiting1596 unbefitting1598 unsorted1598 unsuited1598 contrary1600 impair1609 unfitty1613 incompetible1621 incongruous1623 infita1626 uncompetiblea1628 inaccommodatea1657 inapplicable1656 inconcinnate1657 inconcinnous1662 inept1675 unaccommodatea1676 incommode1678 indecorous1681 untoward1682 unapplicable1690 insuitable1692 unsuit1704 malapropos1709 inapt1744 out of place1748 uncongenial1788 unfit-like1796 ungain-like1796 inappropriate1804 unadapted1805 dissuitable1807 dissuited1819 ineligible1828 infelicitous1835 unapropos1840 butt-ended1850 malappropriate1851 ungenial1871 misappropriate1878 unbecoming1893 unappropriate1898 unadjusted1899 offside1910 off-key1943 improbable1958 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 49 If they mean Negative Propositions, it's true, but inept. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 121 If the doctrine were true, could anything be more inept than an allusion to it in this place? 1883 Law Times Rep. 49 555/1 He has merely used inept words which do not affect the preceding absolute gift. 2. Absurd; wanting in reason or judgement; silly, foolish. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 1604 King James VI & I Counterblaste to Tobacco sig. B3 As to the Proposition, That because the braines are colde and moist, therefore things that are hote and drie are best for them, it is an inept consequence. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. xi. 37 So soft and moistened by drunkenness and excess as to make the understanding inept and sottish in its operations. 1710 Brit. Apollo 29 Sept.–2 Oct. She look'd on you as an Inept Animal. 1888 R. F. Burton in Academy 20 Oct. 249/3 This policy of meddle and muddle, this ineptest interference with local administration for party purposes. 3. Law. Void, of no effect. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adjective] > legally invalid or faulty vicious1393 void1433 naughtc1449 irrite1482 frustrate1497 null1542 bad1613 inofficial1632 null and void1651 unfirm1660 uncurrent1702 invalid1768 inept1818 inoperative1885 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xi, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 279 Extra-judicial confession..was totally inept, and void of all strength and effect from the beginning. 1818 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor xxvii As a transaction inter minores..the engagement was inept, and void in law. 1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 2515/1 Edward III. died..and so the bull to the king became inept. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1603
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