ineptly
- a word derived from inept.
Example Sentences
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“The fire was ineptly termed accidental,” Orr wrote in “Points of Origin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The New York Times called the ceremony “forgettable,” and The New Yorker said the show “was ineptly written and paced.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Clayton Kershaw’s pitches all sizzled from the start, and the Los Angeles Angels swung early, often and usually ineptly.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
Instead, she almost died in childbirth, an experience that left her shocked at how ineptly her medical team had handled her pain and symptoms — and how uncharacteristically compliant she'd been in her vulnerability.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022
And the bonds that had been most ineptly rated were the bonds that Wall Street firms had tricked the rating agencies into rating most ineptly.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
