unapt

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In the meantime, a pyramid balanced on its apex proves to be no unapt image of the Textual theory of Drs. Westcott and Hort.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

Whatever Ellis thought of himself, there were several other boys just as awkward, or at all events as unapt to learn military manners.

From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.

A child's house, several stories high, constructed out of playing-cards,—is no unapt image of the frail erection before us.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

It contains a curious item, showing that even in the rigid times that produced the great Puritan upheaval, congregations were not unapt for irreverence.

From The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

Cautiously he makes the attempt, but, finding his fingers unapt at the task, solves his difficulty by aid of Nothung.

From The Wagnerian Romances by Brownell, Gertrude Hall