'Inept' definitions:
Definition of 'inept'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen]
adjective
Generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" [syn: feckless, inept]
adjective
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" [syn: inept, tactless]
Definition of 'Inept'
From: GCIDE
- Inept \In*ept"\, a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. Inapt.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. [1913 Webster]
- The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish. [1913 Webster]
- To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inept'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apish,
- artless,
- asinine,
- awkward,
- bad,
- batty,
- befooled,
- beguiled,
- besotted,
- brainless,
- buffoonish,
- bumbling,
- bungling,
- clumsy,
- cockeyed,
- crazy,
- credulous,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dazed,
- dizzy,
- doting,
- dumb,
- fatuitous,
- fatuous,
- flaky,
- fond,
- fool,
- foolheaded,
- foolish,
- fuddled,
- futile,
- gaga,
- gauche,
- goofy,
- graceless,
- gulled,
- half-assed,
- halting,
- ham-handed,
- headless,
- idiotic,
- ignorant,
- ill-adapted,
- ill-advised,
- ill-assorted,
- ill-chosen,
- ill-considered,
- ill-fitted,
- ill-judged,
- ill-matched,
- ill-sorted,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- imbecile,
- impolitic,
- improper,
- imprudent,
- inadept,
- inadmissible,
- inadvisable,
- inane,
- inapplicable,
- inapposite,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- inattentive,
- incapable,
- incapable of,
- incompetent,
- incongruous,
- indiscreet,
- ineffective,
- inefficient,
- inexpedient,
- inexpert,
- infatuated,
- infelicitous,
- inferior,
- injudicious,
- inopportune,
- insane,
- insensate,
- irrational,
- irrelevant,
- kooky,
- lackbrained,
- lean-minded,
- lean-witted,
- loony,
- lumbering,
- mad,
- mal a propos,
- maladjusted,
- maladroit,
- malapropos,
- maudlin,
- mediocre,
- mindless,
- misguided,
- misjoined,
- mismatched,
- mismated,
- misplaced,
- moronic,
- not bright,
- nutty,
- of little brain,
- out of character,
- out of joint,
- out of keeping,
- out of line,
- out of place,
- out of proportion,
- out of season,
- out of time,
- out of tune,
- pea-brained,
- pedestrian,
- pin-brained,
- poor,
- reasonless,
- sappy,
- screwy,
- senseless,
- sentimental,
- silly,
- skill-less,
- slackminded,
- slackwitted,
- stupid,
- thoughtless,
- unable,
- unable to,
- unadapted,
- unadvised,
- unapt,
- unbecoming,
- unbefitting,
- undeft,
- undesirable,
- undexterous,
- undextrous,
- undiplomatic,
- undue,
- unendowed,
- unfacile,
- unfit,
- unfitted,
- unfitting,
- unfortunate,
- ungainly,
- ungifted,
- unhandy,
- unhappy,
- unintellectual,
- unintelligent,
- unmeet,
- unproficient,
- unprofitable,
- unqualified,
- unreasoning,
- unseasonable,
- unseemly,
- unskilled,
- unskillful,
- unsuitable,
- unsuited,
- untalented,
- unthinking,
- untimely,
- unwise,
- unworkmanlike,
- wacky,
- wet,
- witless,
- wooden,
- wrong