revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
disapproval If you say that someone is inept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill. He was inept and lacked the intelligence to govern skilful. not good at doing something capable, skilful skilful (inepte, from ineptus, from aptus; APT)
generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"