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Definition of inexpert in English: inexpertadjective ɪnˈɛkspəːtˌɪnˈɛkspərt Having or showing a lack of skill or knowledge. an inexpert transcription from the real music Example sentencesExamples - I felt real pity for Suchet, deploying his talent against such inexpert cast mates.
- At least with a house you can actually walk round, get a feel of the place, and even the most inexpert can usually tell if the thing is structurally sound and what needs doing to it.
- Unfortunately, in inexpert hands inappropriate investigation often takes precedence.
- Our tort system is dominated by vague standards and enforced by dispersed tribunals of inexpert jurors.
- But the expertise of bureaucrats makes it harder for inexpert politicians to hold them to account.
- Often, inexpert boatsmen call upon his experience to help them through the lock.
- I'm especially concerned about the mentally ill, those whose disabilities may not be quantifiable or tangible to jaded health reviewers too inexpert or insensitive to accept what they don't understand.
- I'm about as inexpert at wild fungus recognition as it's possible to be so I have no idea if they are edible.
- The photographic evidence, at least to the inexpert eye, seems very strong.
- They were the product of a White House whose attention to international affairs was sporadic, inexpert, and reactive.
- I've realised everyone, no matter how inexpert in the culinary arts, has a couple of these recipes up their sleeve.
- My own, admittedly inexpert, sense is that we should seriously consider replacing what is a fairly complex system of child and child-care support with a single payment to each mother per child.
- But it has that same uninspired atmosphere, where even stylish shots don't look stylish because the lighting is either so natural or so inexpert as to seem nonexistent.
- For a reader inexpert in the language, how does Spanish represent or foreground social relations in ways that differ from English?
- The ancient prophets apparently looked toward an historical climax they expected to occur visibly, on this earth (although to my inexpert ear there are also hints of less worldly expectations).
- The solicitors knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the unrepresented, inexpert purchasers, the applicants, had ceded control to the solicitors in the drafting of a document by which contractual rights were to be conferred.
- My own inexpert view is that whether she is proved right or wrong, Spence's basic idea marks a major breakthrough in dating these pyramids.
- Giambrone confirms that the team sought ceramics that ‘looked good’ to their eyes - eyes, like those of the audience to whom they pitched, that were unabashedly inexpert.
- It's a black comb, studded with dozens of tiny diamonds that seem - to Clark's inexpert eye - pretty close to the real thing.
- He had only a limited knowledge of healing, but it was clear even to the inexpert eye that this man was beyond saving.
Synonyms unskilled, unskilful, amateur, amateurish, unprofessional, untrained, unpractised, unqualified, inexperienced inept, incompetent, maladroit, clumsy, awkward, bungling, bumbling, blundering, heavy-handed, unhandy informal cack-handed, ham-fisted, ham-handed, butterfingered British informal all fingers and thumbs, all thumbs
Derivatives adverbɪnˈɛkspəːtli Fly by Night is moderately well written but poorly acted and inexpertly directed. Example sentencesExamples - I had half of my hair inexpertly and messily curled when Meg walked in.
- They are inexpertly cast and rough finished, often it is impossible to stand them upright.
- Every line is beautifully judged (even if a few are inexpertly mumbled) and the characters are drawn with a conviction that exceeds the usual limits of either genre.
- Not much used to bicycles, she inexpertly began coasting downhill, keeping her speed down should she go for a toss.
noun
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'inexperienced'): via Old French from Latin inexpertus, from in- 'not' + expertus (see expert). Definition of inexpert in US English: inexpertadjectiveˌɪnˈɛkspərtˌinˈekspərt Having or showing a lack of experience, skill, or knowledge. an inexpert transcription from the real music Example sentencesExamples - Our tort system is dominated by vague standards and enforced by dispersed tribunals of inexpert jurors.
- My own, admittedly inexpert, sense is that we should seriously consider replacing what is a fairly complex system of child and child-care support with a single payment to each mother per child.
- I'm especially concerned about the mentally ill, those whose disabilities may not be quantifiable or tangible to jaded health reviewers too inexpert or insensitive to accept what they don't understand.
- Giambrone confirms that the team sought ceramics that ‘looked good’ to their eyes - eyes, like those of the audience to whom they pitched, that were unabashedly inexpert.
- My own inexpert view is that whether she is proved right or wrong, Spence's basic idea marks a major breakthrough in dating these pyramids.
- I've realised everyone, no matter how inexpert in the culinary arts, has a couple of these recipes up their sleeve.
- For a reader inexpert in the language, how does Spanish represent or foreground social relations in ways that differ from English?
- The photographic evidence, at least to the inexpert eye, seems very strong.
- The solicitors knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that the unrepresented, inexpert purchasers, the applicants, had ceded control to the solicitors in the drafting of a document by which contractual rights were to be conferred.
- The ancient prophets apparently looked toward an historical climax they expected to occur visibly, on this earth (although to my inexpert ear there are also hints of less worldly expectations).
- Often, inexpert boatsmen call upon his experience to help them through the lock.
- Unfortunately, in inexpert hands inappropriate investigation often takes precedence.
- At least with a house you can actually walk round, get a feel of the place, and even the most inexpert can usually tell if the thing is structurally sound and what needs doing to it.
- But the expertise of bureaucrats makes it harder for inexpert politicians to hold them to account.
- I felt real pity for Suchet, deploying his talent against such inexpert cast mates.
- It's a black comb, studded with dozens of tiny diamonds that seem - to Clark's inexpert eye - pretty close to the real thing.
- He had only a limited knowledge of healing, but it was clear even to the inexpert eye that this man was beyond saving.
- But it has that same uninspired atmosphere, where even stylish shots don't look stylish because the lighting is either so natural or so inexpert as to seem nonexistent.
- I'm about as inexpert at wild fungus recognition as it's possible to be so I have no idea if they are edible.
- They were the product of a White House whose attention to international affairs was sporadic, inexpert, and reactive.
Synonyms unskilled, unskilful, amateur, amateurish, unprofessional, untrained, unpractised, unqualified, inexperienced
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘inexperienced’): via Old French from Latin inexpertus, from in- ‘not’ + expertus (see expert). |