inept
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Mr. Gosling’s Grace, unlike Matt Damon’s character, is attractively humble, often confused, and at times inept.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
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
There’s a real argument here that an agency so inept in its recruitment will also be inept at training people and carrying out its mission.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
"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
I was very much against this for the simple reason that I was still inept with knife and fork, and I did not want to embarrass myself in front of these sharp-eyed girls.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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