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inapt

UK/ɪnˈæpt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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?”

Origin

From French inapte, from Middle French, equivalent to in- + apt.

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