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- Dictionaryinapt/ɪnˈapt/
adjective
- 1. not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances: "a more inapt name I cannot imagine"
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adjective. uk / ɪˈnæpt / us / ɪˈnæpt / Add to word list. not suitable for the situation: His comments were perhaps inapt. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss. be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste idiom. beneath your dignity idiom. beyond the pale idiom. incorrectly. indecent. ineligibility.
INAPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of inapt in English. inapt. adjective. us / ɪˈnæpt / uk / ɪˈnæpt / Add to word list. not suitable for the situation: His comments were perhaps inapt. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unsuitable and unacceptable. amiss. be in bad, poor, the worst possible, etc. taste idiom.
Inapt definition: not apt or fitting.. See examples of INAPT used in a sentence.
Examples of inapt in a Sentence. an inapt but well-meaning attempt to inject some humor into the proceedings a recruit who was utterly inapt for most soldierly duties, so he spent most of his time playing in the army band.
inapt. Other forms: inaptly. Definitions of inapt. adjective. not elegant or graceful in expression. synonyms: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inept. infelicitous. not appropriate in application; defective. Cite this entry.
noun. inaptly (inˈaptly) adverb. Word Frequency. inapt in American English. (ɪnˈæpt ) adjective. 1. not apt; not suitable; inappropriate. 2. lacking skill or aptitude; inept. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
Define inapt. inapt synonyms, inapt pronunciation, inapt translation, English dictionary definition of inapt. unsuited; incapable; clumsy; inappropriate: His inapt response did not address the issue. Not to be confused with: inept – bungling; stupid; inane; foolish;...
Definitions of 'inapt' 1. not apt; not suitable; inappropriate. [...] 2. lacking skill or aptitude; inept. [...] More. Synonyms of 'inapt' • inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, ill-fitted [...] • incompetent, slow, stupid, dull [...] More. Examples of 'inapt' in a sentence.
noun. Word Frequency. inapt in American English. (ɪnˈæpt) adjective. 1. not apt or fitting. 2. without aptitude or capacity. SYNONYMS 1. unsuited, unsuitable, inappropriate, unfit, inapposite. 2. incapable, clumsy, awkward. ANTONYMS 1. appropriate. 2. capable. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
: not appropriate or suitable : not apt. an inapt [= inappropriate] analogy/metaphor/comparison. His description of the experience as “weird” isn't altogether inapt. [=it is somewhat accurate] — compare inept. — inaptly. adverb. We had lunch at the inaptly named “Good Eats Diner.” — inaptness. noun [noncount]
