inept
/ɪn'ɛpt/
adjective
5 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse.
“an inept remark”
2
Generally incompetent and ineffectual.
“inept handling of the account”
3
Not elegant or graceful in expression.
“if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?”
WORD FORMS
Related formineptness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinineptway
Starts & ends withI … T
Syllablesin · ept
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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