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1
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job<a well-meaning but inept secretary>— see incompetent
2
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation<an inept comparison between nursing-home residents and day-care children>— see inappropriate
3
showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)<an inept effort to be friends with their future son-in-law>— see awkward 2
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