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inept
adjective
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
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ɪnˈɛpt
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adjective
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
“An inept remark”
adjective
Generally incompetent and ineffectual
“Feckless attempts to repair the plumbing”
adjective
Not elegant or graceful in expression
“An awkward prose style”
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An inept remark
It was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
Feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
Inept handling of the account
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?
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