unapt

unapt [uhn-apt] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unapt on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer.
2. not prone, likely, or disposed: She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort.
3. deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull: an unapt student.

Origin of unapt Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at un-1, apt Related formsun·apt·ly, adverbun·apt·ness, nounCan be confusedinapt inept unapt Related Words for unapt abnormal, awkward, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious Examples from the Web for unapt Historical Examples of unapt

“No unapt picture this, of the life of many of us, Hurry,” said my companion.

Hurricane Hurry

W.H.G. Kingston

A most merciful man, as ready to forgive as unapt to take or give offence.

George Fox

George Fox

This is no unapt emblem of the mind’s self-experience in the act of thinking.

Biographia Literaria

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The poet’s chaos was no unapt emblem of the state of my mind.

Wieland; or The Transformation

Charles Brockden Brown

Archy is as unapt to give out a secret as the rock is to unlock its waters.

The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1

Johannes Scotus

British Dictionary definitions for unapt unapt adjective

1. (usually postpositive often foll by for) not suitable or qualified; unfitted
2. mentally slow
3. (postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)

Derived Formsunaptly, adverbunaptness, noun