inept

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Comedian Daniel Tosh even parlayed a desire to gawk at the web’s inept and unaware into a vicious update of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” that aired on Comedy Central for years.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Gunpowder started to change that, but early firearms were comically inept.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

"I don't know if I'm shy. I think I'm socially inept," she recently told Canadian DJ Tara Sloane.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

On top of his inept pitching decisions, Roberts actually sought to have the weak-hitting Michael Conforto pinch-hit on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

Olanna was used to unprofessional and inept operators, but this was the rudest she had experienced.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie