inept

Words with a similar base: inept

'inept'

[awkward.s.03] as in: not elegant or graceful in expression

Examples:
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?

'inept'

[feckless.s.02] as in: generally incompetent and ineffectual

Examples:
feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
inept handling of the account

'inept'

[inept.s.03] as in: revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

Examples:
an inept remark
it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable

Origins

					inept (English)
└── inepte (French)
    └── ineptus (Latin)

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