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inapt

/ɪnˈæpt/

inapt adjective: not apt.

Adjective

inapt (comparative more inapt, superlative most inapt)

  1. Not apt.
    Synonyms:
    unsuitable, inept, unapt

inapt meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

inapt in Tamil

பொருத்தமற்ற, தகாத, இயலாத

inapt in Urdu

نااہل, نالائق, نامناسب

inapt in Bengali

অযোগ্য, অনুপযুক্ত, অদক্ষ

inapt in Malayalam

inappropriate, improper, unsuitable
അനുചിതമായ, അനുചിത, അയുക്ത, അനാശാസ്യ, അസമീചീന, അയുക്തമായ
More languagesFewer languages
inapt in Kannada
ಪಳಗದ, ತಕ್ಕುದಲ್ಲದ

Synonyms of inapt

Forms of inapt

comparativemore inapt
superlativemost inapt

Origin of inapt

From French inapte, from Middle French, equivalent to in- + apt.

Words formed from inapt

Questions about inapt

What does inapt mean?
Inapt means not apt.
What is inapt in Tamil?
Inapt in Tamil is பொருத்தமற்ற, தகாத, இயலாத. See Inapt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inapt?
Inapt is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inapt?
Inapt is pronounced /ɪnˈæpt/.

Words near inapt in the dictionary

  1. inapproximabilities
  2. inapproximability
  3. inapproximable
  4. inapropo
  5. inapropro
  6. inapt
  7. inaptitude
  8. inaptitudes
  9. inaptly
  10. inaptness
  11. inaptnesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inapt (page history and authors); inapt (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inapt (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Inapt (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inapt (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inapt (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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