inaptitude

Example Sentences

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I visit Marconi less often now, but more from inaptitude than fear.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

He has convicted himself of a natural infirmity of judgment,—has given proof that he labours under a peculiar Critical inaptitude for this department of enquiry,—which renders his decrees nugatory, and his opinions worthless.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

I have already told you so, and my own inaptitude for military duty has nothing to do or to say in the question.

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles

It likewise plainly follows, from the inaptitude of this argument to show that God is omnipresent, that thereby we can not prove infinity of power to belong to him.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles

He was generally esteemed on account of his learning, but his family suffered from his inaptitude for business, which was for us a question of life.

From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy