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inapt
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1744, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + apt . Related: Inaptly ; inaptness .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both the barrister, and this court, accept with hindsight that his intervention was perhaps inapt or unfortunate. ▪ In this respect, the oft-quoted cathedral metaphor is not inapt . ▪ Yet it is not altogether inapt that ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf. Inept .] Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly , adv. -- In*apt"ness , n.
Usage examples of inapt.
It was an almost cruelly inapt inspiration—the church was about to be destroyed.
It was an almost cruelly inapt inspiration-the church was about to be destroyed.