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Ineptness   /ɪnˈɛptnɪs/   Listen
Ineptness

noun
1.
Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.  Synonyms: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness.
2.
The quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose.  Synonyms: unsuitability, unsuitableness.  Antonyms: suitability, suitableness.






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"Ineptness" Quotes from Famous Books



... in their dim measure nearer the soul's perfection, for the tricks of the sounding board of the mind and the feckless instrument of the body had been put away. "We've had infinites already—infinites," thought Oliver, and didn't care about the ludicrous ineptness of the words. He smiled, turning back to the unwritten letter. If they hadn't had infinites already—he supposed they wouldn't want more so badly right now. He smiled, but this time without humor. It had all seemed so easy ...
— Young People's Pride • Stephen Vincent Benet



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