Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being inept; unfitness; awkwardness; ineptitude.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Unfitness; ineptitude.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
quality ordegree of beinginept .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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Examples
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I'd rather a person with a dad for an engineer and a military family, then a "I couldn't find the worst mass murderer in the history of the US despite him being identified 7 times over 20 years, whose lived on gov money his whole career" Rechiert's ineptness is exactly what we don't need.
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Harry Reid’s ineptness is coming out in full bloom!
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It was this same 'ineptness' of character that was featured in 'They Live By Night', and he was perfect for/in that role, too.
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Bird droppings making LHC messy … if it's a statue already, would that be of "ineptness" or "the flame of high hopes doused"?
Bread Dropped By Bird Causes Problems for LHC | Universe Today 2009
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Logdon ... "ineptness" of the police: look at how they hold their guns, defying the basic tenets of safe weapon handling.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Ray, who was discharged from the army for "ineptness," claims he didn't fire the shot.
1968 Haldeman, Joe & Fields, Trinity 1984
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Instead of acting on the 23-page motion, which accused Reyes of 'ineptness' and
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Instead of acting on the 23-page motion, which accused Reyes of 'ineptness' and
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Describing the White House last week, Congressional Democrats used words like "ineptness,"
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A key Republican National Committee panel then recommended a compromise list of delegates and said it was troubled by the "ineptness" of the Nevada GOP.
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