
In this respect, the oft-quoted cathedral metaphor is not inapt—J. Richards et al., 1988
She believes it would be politically inept to cut such training programmes at a time when the jobless total is rising fast—Today, 1992
Nicholas was inept at all forms of promiscuity except gossip—Esquire, 1992
His inapt use of the colloquial 'just for kicks' undermines his claim—Guardian, 2007.So if you say that a person's reply is inapt and inept, you mean that it was both inappropriate and clumsily expressed.
| in- and un-, in that, in terms of | |
| inasmuch as, inchoate, incident, incidental adjectives. |
adjective
Definition: incompetent; not suitable
Antonyms: apt, competent, happy, suitable, suited
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - upassende, malplaceret, uegnet, uduelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
onbekwaam, ondeskundig
Français (French)
adj. - inepte, inhabile, inexpert, peu approprié
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unpassend, unfähig, ungeschickt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδέξιος, ανεπιτήδειος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inadequado
Русский (Russian)
неумелый, несоответствующий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - inepto, inhábil, inadecuado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olämplig, malplacerad, tafatt, bortkommen
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不适当的, 不相配的, 不合宜的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不適當的, 不相配的, 不合宜的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不適当な, 適性のない, 不器用な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير ملائم, غير بارع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא מוכשר, לא מיומן, לא הולם
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