adjective
1.
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer.
2.
not prone, likely, or disposed: She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort.
3.
deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull: an unapt student.
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| —adj (often foll by for) | |
| 1. | not suitable or qualified; unfitted |
| 2. | mentally slow |
| 3. | (postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to) |
| un'aptly | |
| —adv | |
| un'aptness | |
| —n | |
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