incompetent
adjective
not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable.
incompetently
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a word derived from
incompetent.
Example Sentences
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Lance Miles, who lives in Tunbridge Wells and is registered disabled, described SEW as "incompetently useless".
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Either the men are incompetently pursuing them, as in “Retail,” or struggling to hang on to them, as in “Slant Six.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
It would then have to convince a circuit court judge in each jurisdiction at trial that the prosecutor has neglected his or her duty, misused the office or acted incompetently.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
But “Chain of Death” is incompetently made in the way that only a movie with some — but not enough — money can be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2019
In vain did Bolivia counterattack with its ally, Peru; Chile simply repelled their incompetently led forces and took over the entire territory, as well as a chunk of southern Peru.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
