inaptitude
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Origin of inaptitude
Example Sentences
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I visit Marconi less often now, but more from inaptitude than fear.
From New York Times • May 24, 2022
The spectacle of an able and estimable man exhibiting such singular inaptitude for a province of study which, beyond all others, demands a clear head and a calm, dispassionate judgment,—creates distress.
From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William
He was generally esteemed on account of his learning, but his family suffered from his inaptitude for business, which was for us a question of life.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
But the Roman had a real inaptitude for the speculative: to him nothing was real that was not practical.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
I am not, of course, dealing with exceptional cases of natural inaptitude.
From The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. by Curwen, John Spencer
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