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- [uhn-apt]
- /ʌnˈæpt/
- /unapt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-apt]
- /ʌnˈæpt/
Definitions of unapt word
- adjective unapt not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer. 1
- adjective unapt not prone, likely, or disposed: She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort. 1
- adjective unapt deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull: an unapt student. 1
- adjective unapt not suitable or qualified; unfitted 0
- adjective unapt mentally slow 0
- adjective unapt not disposed or likely (to) 0
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Origin of unapt
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at un-1, apt
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Parts of speech for Unapt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unapt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unapt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unapt
adj unapt
- all thumbs — clumsy
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- butter-fingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- butterfingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- ill-equipped — badly or inadequately equipped: an ill-equipped army.
adjective unapt
- inadept — Not adept.
- incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.