inaptness

Example Sentences

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She stopped, the needle poised above Lee's arm, realizing the inaptness of her remark.

From Am I Still There? by Hall, James R.

As we clambered on, two bushmen all in white, a dog or two, and a woman in a holland riding-dress, the Maluka pointed out the inaptness of the simile.

From We of the Never-Never by Gunn, Jeannie

In this hope he was deceived by his own inaptness and his adversary's readiness.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

There is sometimes inaptness or remoteness in his resemblances.

From Poets of the South by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)

"He has never expressed any anxiety," Grace began, with her inaptness at evasion.

From Dr. Breen's Practice by Howells, William Dean