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- Dictionaryinept/ɪˈnɛpt/
adjective
- 1. having or showing no skill; clumsy: "the referee's inept handling of the match"
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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.
adjective. us / ˌɪnˈept / uk / ɪˈnept /. Add to word list. 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.
adjective. /ɪˈnept/ acting or done with no skill. She was left feeling inept and inadequate. He's intelligent but socially inept (= not good at relating to people socially). an inept remark. It would be politically inept to cut these training programmes now. He made some particularly inept remarks. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
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.
Inept definition: without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit. See examples of INEPT used in a sentence.
She is inept at dealing with people. 2. generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent. 3. inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place. 4. absurd or foolish. an inept remark. SYNONYMS 1. unskillful, bungling.
1. : lacking skill or ability. an inept mechanic. He was completely inept at sports. a socially inept teenager [=a teenager who is shy or awkward around other people] 2. : showing a lack of skill or ability : not done well. inept planning.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective inept mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective inept. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
If you say that someone is inept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill. Thai : ไร้ฝีมือ, ไม่เหมาะสม, โง่เขลา, ไร้ความสามารถ
