inept meaning and definition

INEPT adjective

Definition of inept (adjective)

1. 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?"
   • synonyms: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt
2. generally incompetent and ineffectual
   • "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
   • synonyms: feckless
3. revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
   • "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
   • synonyms: tactless