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noun
1.
lack of
aptitude
;
unfitness.
2.
unskillfulness; lack of dexterity.
Origin:
1610–20;
in-
3
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aptitude
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inapt
(ɪnˈæpt)
—
adj
1.
not apt or fitting; inappropriate
2.
lacking skill; inept
in'aptitude
—
n
in'aptness
—
n
in'aptly
—
adv
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