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incompetent - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
incompetent
Definition
(noun) someone who is not competent to take effective action
Synonyms
:
incompetent person
Definition
(adj) legally not qualified or sufficient
Synonyms
:
unqualified
Example Sentence
a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
incompetent witnesses
Definition
(adj) not qualified or suited for a purpose
Example Sentence
an incompetent secret service
the filming was hopeless incompetent
Definition
(adj) showing lack of skill or aptitude
Synonyms
:
bungling
,
clumsy
,
fumbling
Example Sentence
a bungling workman
did a clumsy job
his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
Definition
(adj) not doing a good job
Synonyms
:
unskilled
Example Sentence
incompetent at chess
Definition
(adj) not meeting requirements
Synonyms
:
incapable
,
unequal to
Example Sentence
unequal to the demands put upon him
Word used in video below:
text: Well, our service is not grossly incompetent.
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