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incompetent definition
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Grep of noun incompetent incompetent incompetent cervix incompetent person Overview of noun incompetent The noun incompetent has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) incompetent, incompetent person -- (someone who is not competent to take effective action) Overview of adj incompetent The adj incompetent has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. incompetent -- (not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent") 2. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent -- (showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf") 3. incompetent, unskilled -- (not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess") 4. incapable, incompetent, unequal to -- (not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him") Antonyms of adj incompetent 4 senses of incompetent Sense 1 incompetent (vs. competent) competent (vs. incompetent) => able, capable => effective, efficient => qualified => workmanlike Sense 2 bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent INDIRECT (VIA unskilled) -> skilled Sense 3 incompetent, unskilled INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 4 incapable, incompetent, unequal to(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA inadequate) -> adequate Similarity of adj incompetent 4 senses of incompetent Sense 1 incompetent (vs. competent) => feckless, inept => incapable, unqualified => ineffective, inefficient => unqualified => unworkmanlike Also See-> incapable#1; inefficient#1; unqualified#2; unskilled#1 Sense 2 bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent => unskilled (vs. skilled) Sense 3 incompetent, unskilled => bad (vs. good) Sense 4 incapable, incompetent, unequal to(prenominal) => inadequate (vs. adequate) Attributes of adj incompetent Familiarity of adj incompetent incompetent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj incompetent incompetent Overview of noun incompetent The noun incompetent has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) incompetent, incompetent person -- (someone who is not competent to take effective action) Overview of adj incompetent The adj incompetent has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. incompetent -- (not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent") 2. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent -- (showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf") 3. incompetent, unskilled -- (not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess") 4. incapable, incompetent, unequal to -- (not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him")
incompetent definition
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