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Webster's 1828 DictionaryINEPT'ITUDE, n. Unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness; as an ineptitude to motion. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Latin ineptitudo, from ineptus Date: 1615 the quality or state of being inept; Webster's 1913 DictionaryIneptitude In*ept"i*tude, n. [L. ineptitudo.] 1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness. That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars. --Tatler. 2. Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness. Collin's Cobuild DictionaryIf you refer to someone's ineptitude, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill. ...the tactical ineptitude of the allied commander. ? skill [disapproval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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