unapt

[uhn-apt] / ʌnˈæpt /

ADJECTIVE

improper

Synonyms

WEAK

abnormal at odds awkward bad form discordant discrepant erroneous false ill-advised ill-timed imprudent inaccurate inadmissible inadvisable inapplicable inapposite inappropriate inapt incongruous incorrect inept inexpedient infelicitous inharmonious inopportune irregular ludicrous malapropos odd off base out of place out-of-season preposterous unbecoming unbefitting uncalled-for uncomely undue unfit unfitting unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited untimely unwarranted wrong

ADJECTIVE

doubtful

Synonyms

WEAK

ambiguous borderline chancy clouded contingent debatable dicey disreputable doubtable dubious dubitable equivocal far-fetched fat chance fishy hazardous hazy iffy improbable impugnable inconclusive indecisive indefinite indeterminate indistinct insecure long shot obscure on thin ice open pending precarious problematic questionable shady sneaky speculative suspect suspicious touch-and-go touchy uncertain unconfirmed undecided uneasy unlikely unsettled unstable unsure up for grabs

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He is essentially and inevitably unapt to be powerfully acted on by what is invisible and future.

From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor

Clement was getting towards an age when clever youngsters are not unapt to exercise their talents in depreciating home surroundings.

From Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

Keats, on the other hand, had a mind constitutionally unapt for abstract thinking.

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney

Polyphontes Not so; let these Messenian maidens mark The fear'd and blacken'd ruler of their race, Albeit with lips unapt to self-excuse, Blow off the spot of murder from his name.—

From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew

First it fared ill with me, for he was a choleric man, and I but an unapt peasant lad.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

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