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ineptitude

[in-ep-ti-tood, -tyood, ih-nep-]

noun

quality or condition of being inept.

an inept act or remark.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin ineptitūdō. See inept, -i-, -tude

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inept (ɪnˈɛpt)

—*adj*
1.	awkward, clumsy, or incompetent
2.	not suitable, appropriate, or fitting; out of place

[C17: from Latin ineptus, from in-¹ + aptus fitting, suitable]

in'eptitude

—n

in'eptly

—*adv*

in'eptness

—n

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