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PRONUNCIATION OF INCOMPETENTLY

incompetently  [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCOMPETENTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incompetently is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INCOMPETENTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of incompetently in the English dictionary

The definition of incompetently in the dictionary is not skilfully; not in the proper way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCOMPETENTLY


blatantly
ˈbleɪtəntlɪ
competently
ˈkɒmpɪtəntlɪ
concomitantly
kənˈkɒmɪtəntlɪ
consistently
kənˈsɪstəntlɪ
constantly
ˈkɒnstəntlɪ
exorbitantly
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtəntlɪ
hesitantly
ˈhɛzɪtəntlɪ
impenitently
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəntlɪ
importantly
ɪmˈpɔːtəntlɪ
instantly
ˈɪnstəntlɪ
intermittently
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəntlɪ
latently
ˈleɪtəntlɪ
militantly
ˈmɪlɪtəntlɪ
natantly
ˈneɪtəntlɪ
oscitantly
ˈɒsɪtəntlɪ
patently
ˈpeɪtəntlɪ
penitently
ˈpenɪtəntlɪ
precipitantly
prɪˈsɪpɪtəntlɪ
remittently
rɪˈmɪtəntlɪ
unremittently
ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCOMPETENTLY

incomparableness
incomparably
incompared
incompatibility
incompatible
incompatibleness
incompatibly
incompetence
incompetency
incompetent
incomplete
incompletely
incompleteness
incompletion
incompliance
incompliancy
incompliant
incompliantly
incomposed
incomposite

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCOMPETENTLY

apparently
confidently
consequently
conveniently
currently
differently
efficiently
evidently
frequently
gently
independently
inherently
patiently
permanently
presently
recently
significantly
silently
subsequently
sufficiently
urgently

Synonyms and antonyms of incompetently in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «incompetently» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCOMPETENTLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

无能
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incompetente
570 millions of speakers

English

incompetently
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अयोग्यतापूर्वक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دون كفاءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

некомпетентно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incompetently
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

incompetently
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incompétente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak cekap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

inkompetent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

incompetently
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무능
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora cukup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

incompetently
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறமையற்ற முறையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनवधानाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incompetently
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incompetente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieudolnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

некомпетентно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incompetent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

incompetently
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbevoeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

incompetently
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

incompetently
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incompetently

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPETENTLY»

The term «incompetently» is normally little used and occupies the 113.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCOMPETENTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «incompetently» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «incompetently» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCOMPETENTLY»

Discover the use of incompetently in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incompetently and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Feel the Way You Want to Feel ... No Matter What!
If not, I will be okay.” 2. Other people must not act incompetently or unwisely. Related beliefs include, “If they act incompetently or unwisely, they are worthless idiots.” “If they act incompetently or unwisely, they should be ashamed of themselves ...
Aldo R. Pucci, 2010
2
Why Governments Go Wrong: Essays about Pathological and ...
If the body of regulations of the government has, either deliberately or incompetently, become oppressive, excessive and/or unfairly, ineptly or corruptly enforced. 8. Where the government refuses (deliberately or incompetently) to make clear ...
Charles Bingman, 2006
3
Societal Dynamics: Understanding Social Knowledge and Wisdom
Alexander II as Tsar of Russia behaved incompetently in not reforming the government process to include representation by the rising capital and labor classes. The Tsar also incompetently entered World War I, with poor military leadership ...
Frederick Betz, 2011
4
Temptation and Discernment
... and love, during the times that we dedicate, perhaps hope, and love, during the times that we dedicate, perhaps hope, and love, during the times that we dedicate, perhaps incompetently, to prayer. incompetently, to prayer. incompetently, ...
Segundo Galilea, 1996
5
Survival
Other people must not act incompetently or unwisely. a. If they act incompetently or unwisely, they are worthless idiots. b. If they act incompetently or unwisely, they should be ashamed of themselves. c. If they act incompetently or unwisely, they ...
Elizabeth Mattke
6
The Poor Law Magazine for Scotland
If the Lord Ordinary is right in his view, it is plain that the Sheriff- principal acted irregularly and incompetently in the present case. Not only was the Sheriff- principal wrong in holding that his substitute had no jurisdiction in the matter, and acted ...
‎1863
7
Decisions of the Court of Session: from November 1825 to ...
Besides giving in answers on the merits, the respondents objected to the competency of the complaint as laid, and pleaded — I. The complaint is incompetently laid against the social firm of James Finlay and Company. In a petition and ...
Scotland. Court of Session, F. Somerville, J. Tawse, 1831
8
Competency: A Study of Informal Competency Determinations in ...
In assessing actions, by contrast, I shall use the language of performed competently (or incompetently). The latter is what I mean by competence in — i.e. , competence in the performance of some action. However, I shall primarily be discussing ...
Mary Ann Gardell Cutter, E.E. Shelp, 1991
9
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The. best. equipped. nuclear. plant. is. vulnerable. to. failure. if. it. is. incompetently. maintained. So far, the West has merely nibbled at the edges. many. Two others were shut down in Armenia following the 1988 earthquake. Although based ...
10
Cognition and Psychotherapy
Disturbed ideas: Because I must act competently and must win people's approval , and because their laughing at me shows that I have acted incompetently and/or have lost their approval — a. "This is awful, horrible, and terrible" (awfulizing, ...
Arthur Freeman, Michael J. Mahoney, Paul Devito, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCOMPETENTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term incompetently is used in the context of the following news items.
1
HMRC debt recovery powers to raid bank accounts ride roughshod …
... and its agencies have acted unreasonably or incompetently. This is a fundamental tenet of rights of appeal and protections of citizens' rights. «City A.M., Jul 15»
2
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Devolution Ministry - Kenya's Can of …
... ministry and NYS as incompetently run, corrupt, tribalist and deeply political. Those who point this out are accused of being anti-development ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Emmys 2015: can Mad Men win one last time? | Television & radio …
... or director, that he had obviously somehow managed to give a good performance in a play that was badly written and incompetently staged. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Woody Allen's Irrational Man: Review | Flavorwire
... written (Abe does something that would get a tenured professor booted, to say nothing of a visiting writer), incompetently blocked (the players ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
5
Editorial: Ditch the debt of smart students | Opinion | Editorials | M&G
The fund is incompetently administered, despite its having employed more staff. The auditor general has expressed concern about how NSFAS ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
6
Trump: 'Five Different Sources' Say Mexico Is Sending People to the …
We have grossly incompetently leadership. That is the one overriding theme. And they don't see it any better with Bush. He doesn't have the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
7
Telly quiz show barrister allegedly 'smelled of cannabis' - Legal Cheek
According to the submissions, “the applicant's case was inadequately and/or incompetently prepared by his trial representatives” in several ... «Legal Cheek, Jul 15»
8
Actions taken against 100 Pa. businesses, individuals
... an appraisal, and by negligently or incompetently developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report, or communicating an appraisal. «WGAL Lancaster, Jul 15»
9
AP's Crutsinger Hides Another Year-Over-Year Decline, This Time in …
... "Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales" report by the Census Bureau as incompetently as he did the report on wholesale sales and ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
10
RICHARD RAHN: Private pathways to sound money
... to compete with its monopoly on money, no matter how incompetently the government managed it or interfered with basic civil liberties. «Washington Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Incompetently [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/incompetently>. Apr 2024 ».
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