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Even when they're not causing injury, human-controlled cars are often driven inefficiently, ineptly, antisocially, or in other ways additive to the sum of human misery.
Tom Chatfield

Meaning of "ineptly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INEPTLY

ineptly  [ɪnˈɛptlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEPTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ineptly 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 INEPTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Social skills

Social skill is any skill facilitating interaction and communication with others. Social rules and relations are created, communicated, and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways. The process of learning such skills is called socialization. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as people skills or communication skills. Interpersonal skills are the skills a person uses to communicate and interact with others. They include persuasion, active listening, delegation, and leadership. The term "interpersonal skills" is used often in business contexts to refer to the measure of a person's ability to operate within business organizations through social communication and interactions. Interpersonal skills are how people relate to one another. Social psychology is an academic discipline that does research related to social skills or interpersonal skills. The discipline studies how skills are learned by an individual through changes in attitude, thinking, and behavior.

Definition of ineptly in the English dictionary

The definition of ineptly in the dictionary is awkwardly, clumsily, or incompetently. Other definition of ineptly is not suitably, appropriately, or fittingly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEPTLY


abruptly
əˈbrʌptlɪ
adeptly
əˈdɛptlɪ
aptly
ˈæptlɪ
corruptly
kəˈrʌptlɪ
inaptly
ɪnˈæptlɪ
incorruptly
ˌɪnkəˈrʌptlɪ
nondescriptly
ˈnɒndɪˌskrɪptlɪ
promptly
ˈprɒmptlɪ
raptly
ˈræptlɪ
unadeptly
ˌʌnəˈdɛptlɪ
unaptly
ʌnˈæptlɪ
unkemptly
ʌnˈkɛmptlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEPTLY

ineloquent
ineloquently
ineluctability
ineluctable
ineluctably
ineludible
ineludibly
inenarrable
inept
ineptitude
ineptness
inequable
inequalities
inequality
inequation
inequipotent
inequitable
inequitableness
inequitably
inequities

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEPTLY

apparently
consistently
constantly
correctly
currently
differently
directly
exactly
frequently
greatly
honestly
independently
instantly
mostly
perfectly
recently
shortly
significantly
slightly
strictly

Synonyms and antonyms of ineptly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ineptly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEPTLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

ineptly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ineptitud
570 millions of speakers

English

ineptly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ineptly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعدم كفاءة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неумело
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ineptly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ineptly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladroitement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ineptly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schnappt sich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不器用に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ineptly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ineptly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ineptly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ineptly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ineptly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ineptly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieudolnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невміло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Prostește
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάρμοστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ineptly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oskickligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ineptly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ineptly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEPTLY»

The term «ineptly» is regularly used and occupies the 106.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEPTLY» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «INEPTLY»

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Tom Chatfield
Even when they're not causing injury, human-controlled cars are often driven inefficiently, ineptly, antisocially, or in other ways additive to the sum of human misery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEPTLY»

Discover the use of ineptly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ineptly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Effectiveness of Causes
the answer to (a) could be 'hit the ball into the net', and to (b) 'return the ball': (b) can be substituted for (a) only by disregarding an ambiguity in 'return', which is indicated by saying she returned the ball 'ineptly'. She returned the ball ineptly, ...
Dorothy Mary Emmet, 1985
2
Assembling Flann O'Brien
The circularity of cogito ergo sum becomes the regress of 'inepsias scripsi ergo sum' (DA 15) – I write ineptly therefore I am. That is, my maladroit existence is predicated on my inability to describe or understand that existence – I write ineptly ...
Maebh Long, 2014
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MBA联考英语应试教程: 阅读理解
M. also j&'h^KiliaftJliJislnJUJlif ft .detrimental fq harmful J 2) First, some of the business restructuring of recent years may have been ineptly done. Second , even if it was well done , it may have spread much less widely than people suppose.
国伟, 2003
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George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox
ineptly. at. Bull. Run.4. Schenck had advanced the idea of going to the White House to ask for Lincoln's assistance. When the president refused to intercede, straightaway the general marched the young captain down the street to the War ...
Paul Magid, 2013
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How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis: Diagnosis and ...
Such a manager, whose knowledge is limited even if his need to achieve is in overdrive, is almost a drone, stumbling ineptly from task to task, working hard but never quite getting useful results. But being knowledgeable is not enough.
Ichak Adizes, 1979
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The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All ...
But no Atheist will ever be able to prove, that either the whole system of the world could have been better made, or that so much as any one thing therein is made ineptly. There are indeed many things in the frame of nature, which we cannot ...
Ralph Cudworth, Thomas Birch, 1820
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The Executive Way: Conflict Management in Corporations
DICK A belligerent executive who ineptly attempts to follow the code of honor to press his grievances against opponents (compare bozo). DOG An inept and low- status (less honorable) executive (compare bozo and dick). Docs ON A Mental ...
Calvin Morrill, 1996
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The American Experience in World War II: The United States ...
Either the campaign should not have been launched; or it was conducted ineptly; or it would have been conducted less ineptly if more resources had been found to sustain it. Critics of Churchillian strategy, notably General Fuller and Captain ...
Walter L. Hixson, 2003
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The works ...: containing the true intellectual system of ...
But no Atheist wiH ever be able to prove, that either the whole system of the world could have been better made, or that so much as any one thing therein is made ineptly. There are indeed many things in the frame of nature, which we cannot ...
Ralph Cudworth, 1829
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Truceless War: Carthage's Fight for Survival, 241 to 237 Bc
'He handled opportunities ineptly and affairs overall inexpertly and sluggishly.' This unenthusiastic view of Hanno is usually supposed to come from a pro-Barcid source, but events indicate that it is not due purely to such a bias. Hanno's choice  ...
B. Dexter Hoyos, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEPTLY»

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Centre forms 'expert' committee to collate caste census date - ABP Live
... the move to form a committee was a way of buying time on a matter that could trigger a repeat of the Mandal controversy if handled ineptly. «ABP Live, Jul 15»
2
Review: In 'Northern Limit Line,' the Koreas Do Battle - The New …
... desire more than inert staging and ineptly executed conflict. Thus, when a North Korean ship crosses the so-called Northern Limit Line — the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
The Jewish Press » » Time to Call Obama and Kerry What They Are …
They negotiated ineptly with Iran because they are throwing the game. They meant for America to lose all along. When Obama negotiates with ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
4
Govt mantra: if it's bad news, sit on it - The Telegraph
... the move to form a committee was a way of buying time on a matter that could trigger a repeat of the Mandal controversy if handled ineptly. «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Argyll News: Castle Toward community buy out supporters petition …
We are no supporters of Argyll and Bute Council whose senior officers preside over a culture and an operation so ineptly macchiavellian and ... «For Argyll, Jul 15»
6
The Gallows | Movie Reviews | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent …
Sure, there are lots of months left on the 2015 calendar, but it's simply inconceivable that a studio will release a more derivative, witless, ineptly ... «Seven Days, Jul 15»
7
We have Met the Enemy and He is in the White House - Op-Eds …
They negotiated ineptly with Iran because they are throwing the game. They meant for America to lose all along. When Obama negotiates with ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
8
Rita Moreno's newest — on location in west side Berkeley
“The hardest part is dancing badly or inadequately or ineptly, because it is such good music, flamenco,” she says, during a break on the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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TUESDAY TV: All-Star game showcases baseball's best
The result seems to wobble uneasily between badly acted fiction and ineptly contrived reality. Other choices include: Baseball preview, 6-7 p.m. ... «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
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Castle Toward community buy out supporters petition for …
We are no supporters of Argyll and Bute Council whose senior officers preside over a culture and an operation so ineptly macchiavellian and ... «For Argyll, Jul 15»

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