inept

Adjective
  1. Not elegant or graceful in expression (synset 301004599)
    "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
    similar to: infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective
    same as: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt
  2. Generally incompetent and ineffectual (synset 300513451)
    "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
    similar to: incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose
    same as: feckless
  3. Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse (synset 300064212)
    "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
    similar to: maladroit - not adroit
    same as: tactless

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