unapt

American  

[uhn-apt] / ʌnˈæpt /

adjective

1. not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable.

   an unapt answer.

2. not prone, likely, or disposed.

   She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort.

3. deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull.

   an unapt student.

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unapt British  

/ ʌnˈæpt /

adjective

1. not suitable or qualified; unfitted

2. mentally slow

3. (postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)

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Other Word Forms

• unaptly
  adverb
• unaptness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of unapt

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at un- ¹, apt

Example Sentences

Nor is his mind dull or unapt; he will rebut or ridicule an adversary with astonishing shrewdness.

From The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns by Caruthers, William Alexander

"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

A most merciful man, as ready to forgive, as unapt to take or give an offence. 

From A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers by Penn, William

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

According to Hodgson the buansu, as it is called in Nepal, runs in a long, lobbing canter, unapt at the double, and considers it inferior in speed to the jackal and fox.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage