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incompetent

in·com·pe·tent

US/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/ fairly common

noun

adjective

1.

not qualified or suited for a purpose

  • “an incompetent secret service”
  • “the filming was hopeless incompetent”
2.

showing lack of skill or aptitude

  • “a bungling workman”
  • “did a clumsy job”
  • “his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf”
3.

not doing a good job

  • “incompetent at chess”
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4.

not meeting requirements

  • “unequal to the demands put upon him”

Origin

Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent.

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