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adjective
1.
not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
2.
characterized by or showing incompetence: His incompetent acting ruined the play.
3.
Law.
a.
being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b.
inadmissible, as evidence.
noun
4.
an incompetent person; a mentally deficient person.
5.
Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.
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Incompetents
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Related forms
in·com·pe·tent·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. able, qualified.
1. able, qualified.
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Word Origin & History
incompetent
1611, "insufficient," from Fr. incompetent, from L.L. incompetentem, from in- "not" + L. competentem (see competent). Sense of "lacking qualification or ability" first recorded 1635.
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Medical Dictionary
incompetent in·com·pe·tent (ĭn-kŏm'pĭ-tənt)
adj.
Inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application.
Incapable of proper functioning.
Not qualified in legal terms.
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