INEPTER

Adjective

inepter

comparative form of inept

• Bernard Shaw

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


INEPT

In*ept", a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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