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Dictionary: in·apt   (ĭn-ăpt') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Inappropriate: an inapt remark.
  2. Inept: inapt handling of the project.
inaptly in·apt'ly adv.
inaptness in·apt'ness n.

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adjective

  1. Not suited to circumstances: improper, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable. Idioms: out of place. See agree/disagree, usual/unusual.
  2. Not suited to a given purpose: ill-suited, inappropriate, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited. See ability/inability.
  3. Lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results: incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful, unworkmanlike. See ability/inability.

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adj

Definition: incompetent; not suitable
Antonyms: apt, competent, happy, suitable, suited


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not elegant or graceful in expression
  Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept, ill-chosen


Translations: Inapt
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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

Italiano (Italian)
maldestro

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

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부적당한, 서툰

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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