inapt

American  

[in-apt] / ɪnˈæpt /

adjective

1. not apt or fitting.

   Synonyms:

   inapposite, unfit, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited

   Antonyms:

   appropriate

2. without aptitude or capacity.

   Synonyms:

   awkward, clumsy, incapable

   Antonyms:

   capable

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inapt British  

/ ɪnˈæpt /

adjective

1. not apt or fitting; inappropriate

2. lacking skill; inept

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Other Word Forms

• inaptitude noun
• inaptly adverb
• inaptness noun

Etymology

Origin of inapt

First recorded in 1735–45; in- ³ + apt

Example Sentences

This renders Mr. Bacon’s subtitle inapt: “The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has been told and retold by authors and bards.

From The Wall Street Journal

After all, it’s a movie for which too much cleanup may be inapt.

From New York Times

However inapt as drama, and however much real estate they steal from the development of a richer plot, such songs serve an important function, like the witty prose of the novel.

From New York Times

The last might be a slightly inapt choice, given that it comes sometime after Manson’s feelings on the negative effects of the “human highlight reel of social media.”

From New York Times

But “stunned” is inapt to describe the alert, engaged crowds at the Supreme Court the day before.

From Washington Post