Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf.
Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inapt
adj : not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?" [syn: awkward, clumsy,
cumbersome, inept, ill-chosen]
WordNet (r) 2.0
89 Moby Thesaurus words for "inapt":
artless, awkward, bad, banal, clumsy, flat, futile, gauche,
half-assed, ill-adapted, ill-advised, ill-assorted, ill-chosen,
ill-considered, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-sorted, ill-suited,
ill-timed, impolitic, improper, inadept, inadmissible, inadvisable,
inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inattentive, incongruous,
inefficient, inept, inexpedient, inexpert, infelicitous,
inopportune, insipid, irrelevant, jejune, mal a propos,
maladjusted, maladroit, malapropos, mediocre, misjoined,
mismatched, mismated, misplaced, out of character, out of joint,
out of keeping, out of line, out of place, out of proportion,
out of season, out of time, out of tune, pedestrian, poor,
skill-less, thoughtless, unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting,
undeft, undesirable, undexterous, undextrous, undue, unfacile,
unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy,
unintelligent, unmeet, unproficient, unprofitable, unqualified,
unseasonable, unseemly, unskillful, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely,
unwise, wrong
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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