"inexpert" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inexpert [comparative], most inexpert [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + expert. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|expert}} in- + expert Head templates: {{en-adj}} inexpert (comparative more inexpert, superlative most inexpert)
  1. Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: amateurish, clumsy, bungling, maladroit Translations (unskilled): неумел (neumel) (Bulgarian), неопитен (neopiten) (Bulgarian), neughastey (Manx), neuschleioil (Manx), hakorea (Maori), rapa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-inexpert-en-adj-jdkz1K45 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 84 16

Noun

Forms: inexperts [plural]
Etymology: From in- + expert. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|expert}} in- + expert Head templates: {{en-noun}} inexpert (plural inexperts)
  1. An inept or unskilled person.
    Sense id: en-inexpert-en-noun-0SRjAJa6

Inflected forms

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