/ ɪˈnept; NAmE / adjective
acting or done with no skill :
She was left feeling inept and inadequate.
an inept remark
► in·ept·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense not apt, unsuitable ): from Latin ineptus , from in- not + aptus fitted, (past participle of apere fasten).