Definitions for INEPT
ɪnˈɛpt, ɪˈnɛptin·ept

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosenadjective

   not elegant or graceful in expression

   "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

2. feckless, ineptadjective

   generally incompetent and ineffectual

   "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"

3. inept, tactlessadjective

   revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

   "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ineptadjective

   Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence

2. ineptadjective

   Unfit; unsuitable

3. Etymology: From inepte

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ineptadjective

   Unfit; useless; trifling; foolish.

   Etymology: ineptus, Lat.

   The works of nature, being neither useless nor inept, must be guided by some principle of knowledge. More.

   After their various unsuccessful ways,
   Their fruitless labour, and inept essays,
   No cause of these appearances they'll find,
   But power exerted by th' Eternal Mind. Richard Blackmore.

   When the upper and vegetative stratum was once washed off by rains, the hills would have become barren, the strata below yielding only mere sterile matter, such as was wholly inept and improper for the formation of vegetables. John Woodward.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inept

   Insensitive nuclei enhancement by polarization transfer (INEPT) is a signal enhancement method used in NMR spectroscopy. It involves the transfer of nuclear spin polarization from spins with large Boltzmann population differences to nuclear spins of interest with lower Boltzmann population differences. INEPT uses J-coupling for the polarization transfer in contrast to Nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE), which arises from dipolar cross-relaxation. This method of signal enhancement was introduced by Ray Freeman in 1979. Due to its usefulness in signal enhancement, pulse sequences used in heteronuclear NMR experiments often contain blocks of INEPT or INEPT-like sequences.

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1. inept

   Inept generally refers to someone or something that lacks the skill, ability, or competence to perform a task or role effectively. It can also describe actions, words or behavior that are awkward, clumsy, or inappropriate in a certain context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ineptadjective

   not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming

2. Ineptadjective

   silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish

3. Etymology: [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. Inapt.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inept

   in-ept′, adj. not apt or fit: unsuitable: foolish: inexpert.—ns. Inept′itūde, Inept′ness.—adv. Inept′ly. [Fr.,—L. ineptus—in, not, aptus, apt.]

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Anagrams for INEPT »

1. pinte

How to pronounce INEPT?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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How to say INEPT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INEPT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INEPT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of INEPT in a Sentence

1. Jason Chaffetz:

   Fox News is disgusting for her to downplay Fox News, and I think the American people knew Fox News. She did nothing about Fox News at the time, and this tragedy was entirely preventable, except her State Department was inept in protecting Americans in Benghazi, i ’m sure she ca n’t even look in the mirror and face the fact that, on her watch, they lost four Americans, and it’s disgusting she ca n’t live up to it, even today.

2. Luca Guadagnino:

   The idea of four people in a house dealing with each other is potentially inept unless the absorbed force of their own desires is questioned by a clash with reality, pantelleria as a sort of border place is really demanding to be understood by these characters and is asking them to pose themselves these ethical questions.

3. Carlos Rotondaro:

   I'm not a traitor, I'm loyal to fatherland, my oath (of military service) did not include defending a corrupt and inept government.

4. Ashok Gulati:

   Every year, a large amount of funds allocated for irrigation lie unutilized and that's because of lethargy, red tape, inept administration and a lack of political will.

5. District Judge Royce Lamberth:

   It is more than just inept and bureaucratic shuffling of papers, i find that the civil rights of Christopher Worrell have been abridged. I don't know if this is because Christopher Worrell is Christopher Worrell or not.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INEPT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inept
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INEPT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inept
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INEPT
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INEPT
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=INEPT