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unaptest
un·apt
/
ʌnˈæpt
/
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uhn-
apt
]
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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.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
apt
Related forms
un·apt·ly,
adverb
un·apt·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
inapt
,
inept
,
unapt.
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unapt
(ʌnˈæpt)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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