inept 音标拼音: [ɪn'ɛpt]
a . 不适当的,无能的,笨拙的
不适当的,无能的,笨拙的
inept adj 1 :
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 ?" [
synonym : {
awkward }, {
clumsy },
{
cumbersome }, {
inapt }, {
inept }, {
ill -
chosen }]
2 :
generally incompetent and ineffectual ; "
feckless attempts to repair the plumbing "; "
inept handling of the account " [
synonym :
{
feckless }, {
inept }]
3 :
revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse ; "
an inept remark "; "
it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable " [
synonym : {
inept }, {
tactless }]
Inept \
In *
ept "\,
a . [
L .
ineptus ;
prefix .
in -
not aptus apt ,
fit :
cf .
F .
inepte .
Cf . {
Inapt }.]
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1 .
Not apt or fit ;
unfit ;
unsuitable ;
improper ;
unbecoming .
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The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries . --
Glanvill .
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2 .
Silly ;
useless ;
nonsensical ;
absurd ;
foolish .
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To view attention as a special act of intelligence ,
and to distinguish it from consciousness ,
is utterly inept . --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
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178 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inept ":
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artless ,
asinine ,
awkward ,
bad ,
batty ,
befooled ,
beguiled ,
besotted ,
brainless ,
buffoonish ,
bumbling ,
bungling ,
clumsy ,
cockeyed ,
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credulous ,
daffy ,
daft ,
dazed ,
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doting ,
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flaky ,
fond ,
fool ,
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foolish ,
fuddled ,
futile ,
gaga ,
gauche ,
goofy ,
graceless ,
gulled ,
half -
assed ,
halting ,
ham -
handed ,
headless ,
idiotic ,
ignorant ,
ill -
adapted ,
ill -
advised ,
ill -
assorted ,
ill -
chosen ,
ill -
considered ,
ill -
fitted ,
ill -
judged ,
ill -
matched ,
ill -
sorted ,
ill -
suited ,
ill -
timed ,
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improper ,
imprudent ,
inadept ,
inadmissible ,
inadvisable ,
inane ,
inapplicable ,
inapposite ,
inappropriate ,
inapt ,
inattentive ,
incapable ,
incapable of ,
incompetent ,
incongruous ,
indiscreet ,
ineffective ,
inefficient ,
inexpedient ,
inexpert ,
infatuated ,
infelicitous ,
inferior ,
injudicious ,
inopportune ,
insane ,
insensate ,
irrational ,
irrelevant ,
kooky ,
lackbrained ,
lean -
minded ,
lean -
witted ,
loony ,
lumbering ,
mad ,
mal a propos ,
maladjusted ,
maladroit ,
malapropos ,
maudlin ,
mediocre ,
mindless ,
misguided ,
misjoined ,
mismatched ,
mismated ,
misplaced ,
moronic ,
not bright ,
nutty ,
of little brain ,
out of character ,
out of joint ,
out of keeping ,
out of line ,
out of place ,
out of proportion ,
out of season ,
out of time ,
out of tune ,
pea -
brained ,
pedestrian ,
pin -
brained ,
poor ,
reasonless ,
sappy ,
screwy ,
senseless ,
sentimental ,
silly ,
skill -
less ,
slackminded ,
slackwitted ,
stupid ,
thoughtless ,
unable ,
unable to ,
unadapted ,
unadvised ,
unapt ,
unbecoming ,
unbefitting ,
undeft ,
undesirable ,
undexterous ,
undextrous ,
undiplomatic ,
undue ,
unendowed ,
unfacile ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
unfitting ,
unfortunate ,
ungainly ,
ungifted ,
unhandy ,
unhappy ,
unintellectual ,
unintelligent ,
unmeet ,
unproficient ,
unprofitable ,
unqualified ,
unreasoning ,
unseasonable ,
unseemly ,
unskilled ,
unskillful ,
unsuitable ,
unsuited ,
untalented ,
unthinking ,
untimely ,
unwise ,
unworkmanlike ,
wacky ,
wet ,
witless ,
wooden ,
wrong
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