inept - Meaning in Tamil

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inept - Meaning in Tamil

inept Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of inept in English

inept adjective

1. revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

   Synonyms

   tactless

   Examples

   • "an inept remark"
   • "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
2. generally incompetent and ineffectual

   Synonyms

   feckless

   Examples

   • "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"
   • "inept handling of the account"
3. not elegant or graceful in expression

   Synonyms

   awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt

   Examples

   • "a clumsy apology"
   • "an awkward prose style"
   • "his cumbersome writing style"
   • "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

Synonyms of inept

• tactless
• feckless
• awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt

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