unapt

[uhn-apt]

un·apt

[uhn-apt]
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.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; see un-1, apt

un·apt·ly, adverb
un·apt·ness, noun

inapt, inept, unapt.
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Unapt is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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unapt (ʌnˈæpt)
 
adj (often foll by for)
1.  not suitable or qualified; unfitted
2.  mentally slow
3.  (postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)
 
un'aptly
 
adv
 
un'aptness
 
n

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