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

For absurdity and inaptitude, it stands, and must forever stand, without a parallel.

From Thoughts on African Colonization by Garrison, William Lloyd

But an analogy more enlightening for showing the 41 inaptitude of the child for direct study of the laws of conduct is found in the case of speech.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman

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

The assertion that Mr. Tennyson was born with an inaptitude for musical verse, though I conceive it to be very wide of the mark, I can at least understand.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred