Definition: revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
Usage: an inept remark; it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
Similar words: maladroit
Definition: not adroit
Usage: a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve; a maladroit translation; maladroit propaganda
Definition: generally incompetent and ineffectual
Usage: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing; inept handling of the account
Similar words: incompetent
Definition: not qualified or suited for a purpose
Usage: an incompetent secret service; the filming was hopeless incompetent
Synonyms: inept, ill-chosen, inapt, cumbersome, awkward, clumsy
Definition: not elegant or graceful in expression
Usage: 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 words: infelicitous
Definition: not appropriate in application; defective
Usage: an infelicitous remark; infelicitous phrasing; the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy