unapt

unapt
adj
1. unfit, unsuitable, out of character, out of keeping; unappropriate, inapposite, malapropos, out of place, inapplicable; unfitted, unsuited, ill-adapted, incompatible, uncongenial; improper, unbefitting, unmeet, incorrect, unseemly, indecorous, out of order, imprudent, impolitic; inopportune, unseasonable, untimely, ill-timed, awkward; uncalled-for, impertinent, unwarranted, irrelevant, nonger-mane, unrelated, neither here nor there.
2. unlikely, improbable, inconceivable, hardly; loath, averse, reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, not prone.
3. slow, dull, cloddish, lumbering, oafish, Inf. klutzy; bovine, stolid, dull-witted, blockheaded; incompetent, inept, maladroit, incapable; left-handed, unskillful, inefficient, clumsy, undeft, awkward, graceless; undex-terous, Inf. butterfingered, Inf. all thumbs, unadept.

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  • Unapt — Un*apt , a. 1. Inapt; slow; dull. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed. [1913 Webster] I am a soldier and unapt to weep. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Un*apt… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unapt — index disproportionate, impertinent (irrelevant), inadept, inadequate, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate …   Law dictionary

  • unapt — [un apt′] adj. 1. not fitting or suitable 2. not likely or inclined 3. not quick or skillful, as in learning; dull unaptly adv. unaptness n …   English World dictionary

  • unapt — adjective Date: 14th century 1. inappropriate, unsuitable < an unapt quote > 2. not accustomed and not likely < a teacher unapt to tolerate carelessness > 3. dull, backward < unapt scholars > • unaptly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unapt — unaptly, adv. unaptness, n. /un apt /, adj. 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;… …   Universalium

  • unapt — See inapt. See inapt, inept, unapt …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • unapt — adjective Not apt, inappropriate, unsuited …   Wiktionary

  • unapt — Synonyms and related words: artless, half assed, ill adapted, ill assorted, ill chosen, ill fitted, ill matched, ill sorted, ill suited, ill timed, improper, inadept, inadmissible, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inattentive,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unapt — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not fitting or suitable] Syn. unfit, out of keeping, inappropriate; see unsuitable . 2. [Not likely] Syn. improbable, not inclined, doubtful; see unlikely . 3. [Not skillful] Syn. slow, dull, unskillful, inept; see dull… …   English dictionary for students

  • unapt — adjective not appropriate in the circumstances. Derivatives unaptly adverb unaptness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • unapt — a. 1. Inappropriate, unsuitable, unfit, inapposite, inapplicable, irrelevant. 2. Unqualified, incompetent, inapt, ill qualified, dull, unskilful …   New dictionary of synonyms

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