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inexpert
[
in-
eks
-purt
,
in-ik-
spurt
]
in·ex·pert
/
ɪnˈɛks
pɜrt
,
ˌɪn
ɪkˈspɜrt
/
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[
in-
eks
-purt
,
in-ik-
spurt
]
Show IPA
adjective
not expert; unskilled.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
inexpertus.
See
in-
3
,
expert
Related forms
in·ex·pert·ly,
adverb
in·ex·pert·ness,
noun
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inexpert
(ɪnˈɛkspɜːt)
—
adj
not expert; unskilled or unskilful; inept
in'expertly
—
adv
in'expertness
—
n
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