inept

Letters that make inept

e, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'inept'

Words within inept

in, IN, NE, In, Ne, Pt are words within 'inept'


3 possible definitions for 'inept'

Inept as "not elegant or graceful in expression"

Under this definition, inept is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

awkward, cumbersome, clumsy, inapt, ill-chosen have the same meaning as 'inept'

Derivatives of inept

stiffness, awkwardness, inaptness, clumsiness, gracelessness, ineptitude, slowness, inappositeness, ineptness, maladroitness are derivatives of 'inept'.

Similar to inept

infelicitous is similar to inept.

Example of inept used within this context

"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 as "generally incompetent and ineffectual"

Under this definition, inept is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

feckless has the same meaning as inept

Derivatives of inept

unsuitability, unsuitableness, fecklessness, ineptness are derivatives of 'inept'.

Similar to inept

incompetent is similar to inept.

Example of inept used within this context

"feckless attempts to repair the plumbing", "inept handling of the account"


Inept as "revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse"

Under this definition, inept is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tactless has the same meaning as inept

Derivatives of inept

unsuitability, unsuitableness, tactlessness, ineptness are derivatives of 'inept'.

Similar to inept

maladroit is similar to inept.

Example of inept used within this context

"an inept remark", "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"



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