Inept word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "inept" word

[adjective] revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
[adjective] generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
[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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\In*ept"\, a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. {Inapt}.] 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries. --Glanvill. 2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish. To view attention as a special act of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Synonyms for inept

awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, feckless, ill-chosen, inapt, incompetent, infelicitous, maladroit, tactless

Related terms: asinine, batty, clumsy, cockeyed, fuddled, gauche, graceless, halting, ignorant, ill-fitted, ill-judged, ill-matched, inadmissible, inapplicable, lean-minded, slackminded, unable to, unhandy, unqualified, unskilled, unwise, wrong

The fun area, different aproach to word »inept«

Let's analyse "inept" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TPENI. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. . .--. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: inept: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: inept: 9 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 2 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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