Inept Definition

ĭn-ĕpt
adjective
Not suitable to the purpose; unfit.
Webster's New World
Clumsy or bungling.
Webster's New World
Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish.
An inept remark.
American Heritage
Wrong in a foolish and awkward way.
Inept praise.
Webster's New World
Inefficient.
Webster's New World

Origin of Inept

  • Latin ineptus in- not in–1 aptus suitable apt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus

    From Wiktionary

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