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INAPT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not elegant or graceful in expression

Example:

if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

Synonyms:

awkward; clumsy; cumbersome; ill-chosen; inapt; inept

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

infelicitous (not appropriate in application; defective)

Derivation:

inaptness (inappropriateness)

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