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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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of unapt

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unapt

un·apt·ly, adverbun·apt·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH unapt

inapt inept unapt

Words nearby unapt

unappetizing, unappreciated, unapproachable, unappropriated, unapproved, unapt, unarguable, unargued, unarm, unarmed, unartistic
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Words related to unapt

abnormal, awkward, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious

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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, noun
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