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inept

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  1. awkward               
 
in.ept \in-'ept\ \in-'ep-t*-.t(y)u:d\ \-'ep-(t)le-\ \-'ep(t)-n*s\ aj [F 
   inepte, fr. L ineptus, fr. in- + aptus apt] 1: lacking in fitness or 
   aptitude : UNFIT  2: out of place : INAPPROPRIATE  3: lacking sense or 
   reason : FOOLISH  4: generally incompetent : BUNGLING  - in.ep.ti.tude n