"ept" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ept [comparative], most ept [superlative]
Etymology: Back-formation from inept; compare apt. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|inept}} Back-formation from inept, {{m|en|apt}} apt Head templates: {{en-adj}} ept (comparative more ept, superlative most ept)
  1. (nonstandard or humorous) Skillful and knowledgeable; adept. Tags: humorous, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-ept-en-adj-CJc5ru24 Categories (other): English back-formations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Formed by analogy with slept. Etymology templates: {{m|en|slept}} slept Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ept
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) simple past of eep Tags: Internet, form-of, humorous, past Form of: eep
    Sense id: en-ept-en-verb-gW~636T8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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