unapt
Americanadjective
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not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable.
an unapt answer.
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not prone, likely, or disposed.
She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort.
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deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull.
an unapt student.
adjective
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not suitable or qualified; unfitted
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mentally slow
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(postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unapt
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at un- 1, apt
Example Sentences
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If too feeble, too proud or unapt to create these, one may make up his mind to dispense with any advantage that power on that side of life confers.
From Tablets by Alcott, Amos Bronson
She had never seen just such a colour in a man, and the Apollo simile was not so unapt.
From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton
"Tender mercies of the law" might not be an unapt way to express the idea, as it is now almost certain that the bigger the rogue, the greater is the chance of escape.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
He was too often morose and unamiable—habitually despising those who were not his friends, and not unapt to dislike even his best friends, if they retorted his wit, or defended themselves successfully against his satire.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub
“No unapt picture this, of the life of many of us, Hurry,” said my companion.
From Hurricane Hurry by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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