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unapt
[ uhn-apt ]
/ ʌnˈæpt /
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adjective
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer.
not prone, likely, or disposed: She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort.
deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull: an unapt student.
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un·apt·ly, adverbun·apt·ness, nounWords nearby unapt
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British Dictionary definitions for unapt
unapt
/ (ʌnˈæpt) /
adjective
(usually postpositive often foll by for) not suitable or qualified; unfitted
mentally slow
(postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)
Derived forms of unapt
unaptly, adverbunaptness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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