"inapt" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnæpt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inapt.wav Forms: more inapt [comparative], most inapt [superlative]
Etymology: From French inapte, from Middle French, equivalent to in- + apt. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|inapte}} French inapte, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{af|en|in-|apt}} in- + apt Head templates: {{en-adj}} inapt (comparative more inapt, superlative most inapt)
  1. Not apt. Synonyms: unsuitable, inept, unapt Derived forms: inaptly, inaptness
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