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inapt

[ in-apt ]

/ ɪnˈæpt /

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adjective

not apt or fitting.

without aptitude or capacity.

Origin of inapt

First recorded in 1735–45; in-³ + apt

SYNONYMS FOR inapt

1 unsuited, unsuitable, inappropriate, unfit, inapposite.

2 incapable, clumsy, awkward.

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ANTONYMS FOR inapt

1 appropriate.

2 capable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inapt

in·apt·ly, adverb in·apt·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inapt

inapt inept unapt

Words nearby inapt

inappreciative, inapprehension, inapprehensive, inapproachable, inappropriate, inapt, inaptitude, inarch, inarguable, inari, inarticulate

Example sentences from the Web for inapt

Everybody on TV seemed to like it, but I found it ... not exactly inappropriate, but inapt.

Obama’s State of the Union Was Strong on Substance, Weak on Poetry |Michael Tomasky |January 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Strangely enough his name (which was tied to his halter) was 'Ora Pro Nobis,' a not inapt cognomen for a padré's horse.

With The Immortal Seventh Division |E. J. Kennedy and the Lord Bishop of Winchester
The tender poetry in sky or sea gave these relentless merchantmen (if the term be not inapt) a most glaring oddity.

An Ambitious Woman |Edgar Fawcett
Nor did we find this description at all inapt as we drove over its excellent roads during the fine July weather.

British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car |Thomas D. Murphy

The title Alone strikes me, on reflection, as rather an inapt one for this volume.

Alone |Norman Douglas
By inapt comparison between the old University and the potentialities of the new Press, his contempt for the former grew.

August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt |L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby

British Dictionary definitions for inapt

inapt

/ (ɪnˈæpt) /

adjective

not apt or fitting; inappropriate

lacking skill; inept

Derived forms of inapt

inaptitude or inaptness, noun inaptly, adverb