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Word entry · 11 letters

incompetent

Best crossword clue

"Not capable"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceeimnnopttStarts with IEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not meeting requirements

Word origin

Borrowed from French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns, equivalent to in- + competent.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: incapable, inable, unable
  • Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
  • Many Gazans scorn Fatah as corrupt and incompetent, and they dislike Hamas's overzealousness and repression.

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