unapt
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He was too often morose and unamiable—habitually despising those who were not his friends, and not unapt to dislike even his best friends, if they retorted his wit, or defended themselves successfully against his satire.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub
She had never seen just such a colour in a man, and the Apollo simile was not so unapt.
From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton
A most merciful man, as ready to forgive, as unapt to take or give an offence.
From A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers by Penn, William
But George in his own line was dull and unapt to learn; or the whole adventure of the Greenhow drawing-room paper would never have happened.
From The Carbonels by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
"Tender mercies of the law" might not be an unapt way to express the idea, as it is now almost certain that the bigger the rogue, the greater is the chance of escape.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
