inapt

unsuited; incapable; clumsy; inappropriate: His inapt response did not address the issue.
Not to be confused with:inept – bungling; stupid; inane; foolish; unskillful: His inept handling of the ball cost them the game.

in·apt

I0074400 (ĭn-ăpt′)adj.1. Inappropriate: an inapt remark.2. Inept: inapt handling of the project.

in·apt′ly adv.in·apt′ness n.

inapt

(ɪnˈæpt) adj1. not apt or fitting; inappropriate2. lacking skill; inept inˈaptiˌtude, inˈaptness n inˈaptly adv

in•apt

(ɪnˈæpt)

adj. 1. not apt or fitting. 2. without aptitude or capacity. [1735–45] in•apt′ly, adv. in•apt′ness, n.

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Adj.

inapt - 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?"ill-chosen, inept, clumsy, cumbersome, awkwardinfelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

inapt

adjective1. Not suited to circumstances:improper, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.Idiom: out of place.2. Not suited to a given purpose:ill-suited, inappropriate, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited.3. Lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results:incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful, unworkmanlike.

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adj not suited to circumstances

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adj not suited to a given purpose

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adj lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results

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adj not elegant or graceful in expression

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