Unapt

  • 1Unapt — Un*apt , a. 1. Inapt; slow; dull. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed. [1913 Webster] I am a soldier and unapt to weep. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Un*apt… …

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  • 2unapt — index disproportionate, impertinent (irrelevant), inadept, inadequate, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate …

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  • 3unapt — [un apt′] adj. 1. not fitting or suitable 2. not likely or inclined 3. not quick or skillful, as in learning; dull unaptly adv. unaptness n …

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  • 4unapt — adjective Date: 14th century 1. inappropriate, unsuitable < an unapt quote > 2. not accustomed and not likely < a teacher unapt to tolerate carelessness > 3. dull, backward < unapt scholars > • unaptly adverb …

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  • 5unapt — unaptly, adv. unaptness, n. /un apt /, adj. 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;&#8230; …

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  • 6unapt — See inapt. See inapt, inept, unapt …

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  • 7unapt — adjective Not apt, inappropriate, unsuited …

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  • 8unapt — Synonyms and related words: artless, half assed, ill adapted, ill assorted, ill chosen, ill fitted, ill matched, ill sorted, ill suited, ill timed, improper, inadept, inadmissible, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inattentive,&#8230; …

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  • 9unapt — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not fitting or suitable] Syn. unfit, out of keeping, inappropriate; see unsuitable . 2. [Not likely] Syn. improbable, not inclined, doubtful; see unlikely . 3. [Not skillful] Syn. slow, dull, unskillful, inept; see dull&#8230; …

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  • 10unapt — adjective not appropriate in the circumstances. Derivatives unaptly adverb unaptness noun …

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