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incompetent
adjective
noun
Not meeting requirements
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adjective
Not meeting requirements
“Unequal to the demands put upon him”
adjective
Not qualified or suited for a purpose
“An incompetent secret service”
adjective
Legally not qualified or sufficient
“A wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband”
adjective
Not doing a good job
“Incompetent at chess”
adjective
Showing lack of skill or aptitude
“A bungling workman”
noun
Someone who is not competent to take effective action
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Unequal to the demands put upon him
An incompetent secret service
The filming was hopelessly incompetent
A wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
Incompetent witnesses
Incompetent at chess
A bungling workman
Did a clumsy job
His fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
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