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Word entry · 5 letters

inept

Best crossword clue

"Lacking skill"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈnɛpt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted einptStarts with IEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2N3E4P5T

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Definitions

  1. revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus, from in- + aptus (whence English apt).

Used in a sentence

  • As a waiter, he was inept, so they put him in the kitchen.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

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