inapt
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| 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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inapt (ɪnˈæpt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not apt or fitting; inappropriate |
| 2. | lacking skill; inept |
| in'aptitude | |
| —n | |
| in'aptness | |
| —n | |
| in'aptly | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
The second case the majority relies upon is equally inapt.
There are significant differences between climate change and those emerging issues, however, that make those precedents inapt.
The comparisons are somewhat inapt because principal and interest payments are not included in operating expenses.
We should be leery of drawing inapt lessons from the crisis to the current policy conjuncture.
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