INEPTLY

ineptly, fecklessly

(adverb) with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; “he performed his functions ineptly”

ineptly

(adverb) in an infelicitous manner; “this function is ineptly left to a small voice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

ineptly (comparative more ineptly, superlative most ineptly)

In an inept or incompetent manner.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*ept"ly, adv.

Definition: Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly. None of them are made foolishly or ineptly. Dr. H. More.

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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