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adjective. uk / ɪˈnept / us / ˌɪnˈept / Add to word list. not skilled or effective: inept comment/remark an inept comment / remark. inept at He was always rather inept at sport. inept handling He was criticized for his inept handling of the situation. socially inept Dick was socially inept and uncomfortable in the presence of women. Synonym.
The meaning of INEPT is generally incompetent : bungling. How to use inept in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inept.
Inept definition: without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit. See examples of INEPT used in a sentence.
not skilled or effective: inept comment/remark an inept comment / remark. inept at He was always rather inept at sports. inept handling He was criticized for his inept handling of the situation. socially inept Dick was socially inept and uncomfortable in the presence of women. Synonym.
If you say that someone is inept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill. [ disapproval ] He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern.
A clumsy, incompetent person — or an ineffective action — is inept. When you're inept, you don't know what you're doing or just can't get it done. Someone inept is bumbling, clueless, and ineffective. Inept people are dumb or clueless; they don't understand things.
adj. 1. lacking skill or aptitude, esp. for a particular task; maladroit. 2. generally awkward or incompetent. 3. inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place. 4. absurd or foolish: an inept remark. [1595–1605; < Latin ineptus]
