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PRONUNCIATION OF INAPT

inapt  [ɪnˈæpt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INAPT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inapt is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INAPT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inapt in the English dictionary

The definition of inapt in the dictionary is not apt or fitting; inappropriate. Other definition of inapt is lacking skill; inept.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INAPT


adapt
əˈdæpt
apt
æpt
chapped
tʃæpt
coapt
ˌkəʊˈæpt
handicapped
ˈhændɪˌkæpt
kidnapped
ˈkɪdnæpt
overapt
ˌəʊvərˈæpt
overlapped
ˈəʊvəˌlæpt
rapped
ræpt
rapt
ræpt
scrapped
skræpt
slapped
slæpt
snapped
snæpt
strapped
stræpt
trapped
træpt
unapt
ʌnˈæpt
uncapped
ʌnˈkæpt
untapped
ʌnˈtæpt
wrapped
ræpt
zapped
zæpt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INAPT

inappreciable
inappreciably
inappreciation
inappreciative
inappreciatively
inappreciativeness
inapprehensible
inapprehension
inapprehensive
inapprehensively
inapprehensiveness
inapproachability
inapproachable
inapproachably
inappropriate
inappropriately
inappropriateness
inaptitude
inaptly
inaptness

WORDS THAT END LIKE INAPT

accept
attempt
chapt
concept
dewlapt
Egypt
enrapt
except
JavaScript
kept
leapt
misadapt
periapt
preadapt
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readapt
script
sept
transcript
usucapt

Synonyms and antonyms of inapt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INAPT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inapt» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inapt

Translation of «inapt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INAPT

Find out the translation of inapt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inapt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inapt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不能再谈情说爱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inapt
570 millions of speakers

English

inapt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अयोग्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير ملائمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неподходящий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inaptos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযোগ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inapte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inapt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unpassend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふさわしくない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부적당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbisakake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறமை அற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Inapt
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeteneksiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inadatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nietrafne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невідповідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inapt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακατάλληλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbekwaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inapt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inapt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inapt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INAPT»

The term «inapt» is regularly used and occupies the 80.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INAPT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inapt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INAPT»

Discover the use of inapt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inapt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Covert Operations: Alpha
[Inapt] Let me break it down like this. The way this day is going, I'm probably going to get in to a fight eventually. I'd rather take that fight to them, then to wait for it to come to me. [Scrap] What about your Honey? (Inapt grabs his coat and bag.) ...
Eugene Nelson, Jr., 2010
2
Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning: 6th ...
Example : Bird ≡ Animal ⊓ Has-Wings ⊓ δFlies (a bird generally flies) Penguin ≡ Animal ⊓ Has-Wings ⊓ δ(Fliesε) (a penguin is generally exceptional w.r.t. Flies ) ⊓ δInapt-to-fly (a penguin is generally inapt to fly) SuperPenguin ≡ Animal ...
Thomas Eiter, Wolfgang Faber, Miroslaw Trusczynksi, 2001
3
Shaping the Normative Landscape
Is continued blame instead inapt in virtue of its undesirability? Again, ignoring John's excuse could have any consequences or none and yet still be inapt. Perhaps it would improve his memory and thus make him a better friend if I remained ...
David Owens, 2012
4
Handbook on the Construction and Interpretation of the Laws, ...
The use of inapt, inaccurate, or improper terms or phrases in a statute will not defeat the act, provided the real meaning of the legislature can be gathered from the context or from the general purpose and tenor of the enactment. In such cases ...
Henry Campbell Black, 1896
5
The Sterling Book Of Word Perfect
Inapt : inappropriate, unsuitable. The situation went out of control due to the inapt handling of the case by the principal. Unapt : close to inapt. Inept : without skill, futile, not competent. The young artist was an inept candidate for the art designer  ...
Gratian Vas, 1999
6
Fresh Bread from the Pastor's Table
The two areas people find it most difficult to see God at work are in the usual and the unusual, the apt and the inapt. The apt are the usual, most expected, norm times. Those are the times and the events determined by the observer to be most  ...
Joel S. McGraw, 2009
7
Words: A User's Guide
The related noun is ineptitude. inapt adjective, means unsuitable: The general's comment about collateral damage was most inapt considering the casualties. This is a formal word. The related noun is inaptitude. unapt adjective, means unfitted ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
8
Philosophical Perspectives, Ethics
I have shown the question inapt.13 In contrast (and this is the second point), if I instead answer, “For no particular reason,” I do not show the question inapt, anymore, she says, than the answer, “None,” shows inapt the question, “How much ...
John Hawthorne, John P. Hawthorne, 2010
9
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
Inapt tends to mean rather the first of these, and applies only to actions and circumstances, whereas inept means rather the second, is much more common, and applies to people as well as actions: In this respect, the oftquoted cathedral ...
Robert Allen, 2008
10
The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing
Impute means “attribute”: Her subsequent actions have been imputed to grief or the effect of drugs. impunity/immunity See IMMUNITY/IMPUNITY. impute/impugn See IMPUGN/IMPUTE. inapt/inept These two adjectives are closely related but ...
Martin H. Manser, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INAPT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inapt is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tiger Woods in twilight: Like Willie Mays on the Mets, it's not easy to …
My colleague Matt Bonesteel thinks it's entirely inapt, that “Woods isn't done at 39, because he has luxuries Mays never got to enjoy: hundreds ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Council to consider Rebels' graffiti warning sign on North Hobart …
“The applicant has advised that the message will not relate to the existing use of the site and the applicant will not give any support to anything that is inapt, eg ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
3
Why I'm torn about the Iran deal: Was it worth it? | Brookings Institution
Doing one doesn't affect the other, which makes it an inapt metaphor for policymaking. The Obama administration's decision to focus on Iran's ... «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
4
Donald Trump Being Wrong About Everything and Unelectable …
... to describing complex sociopolitical processes and phenomena using inapt binary descriptors like "silencing," "violent," and "erasing" -- none ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
SEC Settles Charges Against Mutual Fund Board Members …
... the Fund (an actively managed fund), causing the chart to contain various inapt comparisons, such as share classes with different distribution ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
6
The lessons of Roe v. Wade for judicial same-sex marriage
Those comparisons are inapt. Brown and Loving were unanimous decisions that spoke to the core purpose of the 14th Amendment: requiring ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
7
Dems a party with booze? Manweller out of line
Nerves already were frazzled in this drawn-out legislative session, and inapt and unsubstantiated comments by 13th District Rep. «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
8
Statehood Is the Only Antidote for What Ails Puerto Rico
The analogy to Greece is inapt. Puerto Rico is not a sovereign country in a monetary union with the United States. From a constitutional ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Kennedy's Marriage Equality Opinion Wasn't Perfect. Here's What It …
Kennedy does not play these or any other persuasive originalist notes and puts most of his weight on the textually inapt Due Process Clause. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
10
What the Recent Greek Drama Has Taught Me...
"Why does the nation have to pay for mistakes made by banks and inapt rows upon rows of governments whose only genuine desire had been ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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