inept
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A source said that Healey still believed he could somehow balance the books, that big adjustments could be made - an assumption they described as "inept".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
As post-conviction lawyers who now represent Carruthers have said, his trial performance was “singularly inept, ineffective, and disastrous.”
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 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
The smartest guy in the room could also be strangely inept at reading the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Babiki was so shy that she didn’t talk much to begin with, and I was so inept with women that I didn’t know how to talk to her.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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