inept
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(satellite adjective) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" |
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Synonyms: tactless |
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(satellite adjective) generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" |
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Synonyms: feckless |
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(satellite 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?" |
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Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt |
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