inaptitude
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I visit Marconi less often now, but more from inaptitude than fear.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2022
The spectacle of an able and estimable man exhibiting such singular inaptitude for a province of study which, beyond all others, demands a clear head and a calm, dispassionate judgment,—creates distress.
From The Revision Revised by John William Burgon
Ignavia is inaptitude for any noble action, and particularly for deeds of valor; timiditas is, under certain circumstances, excusable; ignavia is absolutely blamable.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig Döderlein
If his hand leave its proper course, whether of set purpose or through inaptitude, his work must suffer.
From The Technique of Fiction Writing by Robert Saunders Dowst
For absurdity and inaptitude, it stands, and must forever stand, without a parallel.
From Thoughts on African Colonization by William Lloyd Garrison
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