"inept" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪˈnɛpt/ [Canada, UK, US], /ɪˈnept/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inept.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more inept [comparative], most inept [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛpt Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French inepte, from Latin ineptus, from in- + aptus (whence English apt). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|inepte}} Middle French inepte, {{der|en|la|ineptus}} Latin ineptus, {{m|la|in-}} in-, {{m|la|aptus}} aptus, {{cog|en|apt}} English apt Head templates: {{en-adj}} inept (comparative more inept, superlative most inept)
  1. Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence. Translations (not able to do something): неумел (neumel) (Bulgarian), некадърен (nekadǎren) (Bulgarian), inepte (Catalan), 無能嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 无能嘅 (mou⁴ nang⁴ ke³) (Chinese Cantonese), 笨拙嘅 (ban⁶ zyut³ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 無能的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无能的 (wúnéng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 笨拙的 (bènzhuō de) (Chinese Mandarin), neschopný [masculine] (Czech), nešikovný (Czech), neobratný (Czech), ongeschikt (Dutch), onbekwaam (Dutch), avuton (Finnish), taitamaton (Finnish), kyvytön (Finnish), osaamaton (Finnish), inepte (French), unfähig (German), ανίκανος (aníkanos) (Greek), άχρηστος (áchristos) (Greek), कुकृय (kukŕy) [masculine] (Hindi), nekapabla (Ido), inetto (Italian), 不向きな (fumuki na) (Japanese), 苦手な (nigate na) (Japanese), 弱い (yowai) (Japanese), koretake (Maori), hakorea (Maori), pakihawa (Maori), rapa (Maori), talentløs (Norwegian), tåpelig (Norwegian), udugelig (Norwegian), uskikket (Norwegian), onjeschekjt (Plautdietsch), neptek [masculine] (Polish), nieudolny (Polish), niezaradny (Polish), inapto (Portuguese), incapaz (Portuguese), incompetente (Portuguese), incompetent (Romanian), incapabil (Romanian), неуме́лый (neumélyj) (Russian), неспосо́бный (nesposóbnyj) (Russian), baoth (Scottish Gaelic), inepto (Spanish), incapaz (Spanish), beceriksiz (Turkish), yeteneksiz (Turkish), невмі́лий (nevmílyj) (Ukrainian), ope (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-inept-en-adj-WGqQiczz Disambiguation of 'not able to do something': 97 3
  2. Unfit; unsuitable. Translations (unfit, unsuitable): неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) (Bulgarian), неуместен (neumesten) (Bulgarian), 唔適當嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 唔适当嘅 (m⁴ sik¹ dong³ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 不適當的 (Chinese Mandarin), 不适当的 (bùshìdàng de) (Chinese Mandarin), nevhodný [masculine] (Czech), nejapný (Czech), ungeeignet (German), untauglich (German), 不向きな (fumuki na) (Japanese), 不適な (futeki na) (Japanese), 不適当な (futekitō na) (Japanese), него́дный (negódnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-inept-en-adj-4xp~4t26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'unfit, unsuitable': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ept, ineptitude, ineptly

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French inepte, from Latin ineptus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|inepte|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French inepte, {{bor+|ro|fr|inepte}} Borrowed from French inepte, {{der|ro|la|ineptus}} Latin ineptus Head templates: {{ro-adj}} inept m or n (feminine singular ineptă, masculine plural inepți, feminine and neuter plural inepte) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: ineptă [feminine, singular], inepți [masculine, plural], inepte [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], inept [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], ineptă [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], inepți [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], inepte [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], ineptul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], inepta [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], inepții [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], ineptele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], inept [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], inepte [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], inepți [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], inepte [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], ineptului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], ineptei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], inepților [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], ineptelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. inept Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-inept-ro-adj-Oecoe5-T Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "word": "skillful"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "not able to do something",
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          "word": "neschopný"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "nešikovný"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "neobratný"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "ongeschikt"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "onbekwaam"
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          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "avuton"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "taitamaton"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "kyvytön"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "osaamaton"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "inepte"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "unfähig"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aníkanos",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "ανίκανος"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "άχρηστος"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kukŕy",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "कुकृय"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "nekapabla"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "inetto"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fumuki na",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "不向きな"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nigate na",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "苦手な"
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        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yowai",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "弱い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "koretake"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "hakorea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "pakihawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "rapa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "talentløs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "tåpelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "udugelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "uskikket"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "onjeschekjt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "neptek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "nieudolny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "niezaradny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "inapto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "incapaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "incompetente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "incompetent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "incapabil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neumélyj",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "неуме́лый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nesposóbnyj",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "неспосо́бный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "baoth"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "inepto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "incapaz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "beceriksiz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "yeteneksiz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nevmílyj",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "невмі́лий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "not able to do something",
          "word": "ope"
        }
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        "Unfit; unsuitable."
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nepodhodjašt",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "неподходящ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neumesten",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "неуместен"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "唔適當嘅"
        },
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          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "m⁴ sik¹ dong³ ge³",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "唔适当嘅"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "不適當的"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùshìdàng de",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "不适当的"
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nevhodný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "nejapný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "ungeeignet"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "untauglich"
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          "roman": "fumuki na",
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          "word": "不向きな"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "futeki na",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "不適な"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "不適当な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "negódnyj",
          "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
          "word": "него́дный"
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "inepte"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French inepte",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ineptus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin ineptus",
      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "ineptă",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepți",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepte",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ro-decl-adj",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "inept",
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        "accusative",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ineptă",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "inepți",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "inepte",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "ineptul",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "inepta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepții",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inept",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepți",
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        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepte",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptului",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptei",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepților",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ineptelor",
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "word": "apt"
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      "word": "adept"
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      "word": "skillful"
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "word": "ept"
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      "word": "ineptitude"
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      "word": "ineptly"
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      "args": {
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    {
      "form": "more inept",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "most inept",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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          "able"
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          "proficient"
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      "tags": [
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        "UK",
        "US"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neumel",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "неумел"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nekadǎren",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "некадърен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "inepte"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "無能嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mou⁴ nang⁴ ke³",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "无能嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ban⁶ zyut³ ge³",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "笨拙嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "無能的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúnéng de",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "无能的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bènzhuō de",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "笨拙的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neschopný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "nešikovný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "neobratný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "ongeschikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "onbekwaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "avuton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "taitamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "kyvytön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "osaamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "inepte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "unfähig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aníkanos",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "ανίκανος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áchristos",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "άχρηστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kukŕy",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कुकृय"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "nekapabla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "inetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fumuki na",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "不向きな"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nigate na",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "苦手な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowai",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "弱い"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "koretake"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "hakorea"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "pakihawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "rapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "talentløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "tåpelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "udugelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "uskikket"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "onjeschekjt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neptek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "nieudolny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "niezaradny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "inapto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "incapaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "incompetente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "incompetent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "incapabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neumélyj",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "неуме́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesposóbnyj",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "неспосо́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "baoth"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "inepto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "incapaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "beceriksiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "yeteneksiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevmílyj",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "невмі́лий"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "not able to do something",
      "word": "ope"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepodhodjašt",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "неподходящ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neumesten",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "неуместен"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "唔適當嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "m⁴ sik¹ dong³ ge³",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "唔适当嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "不適當的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùshìdàng de",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "不适当的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nevhodný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "nejapný"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "ungeeignet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "untauglich"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fumuki na",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "不向きな"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "futeki na",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "不適な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "futekitō na",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "不適当な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "negódnyj",
      "sense": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "word": "него́дный"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ro-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inept",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepți",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepții",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inept",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepți",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inepților",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ineptelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "inept m or n (feminine singular ineptă, masculine plural inepți, feminine and neuter plural inepte)",
      "name": "ro-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ro-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inept"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inept",
          "inept#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inept"
}

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