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un·apt
(ŭn-ăpt′)adj.
1. Not suitable or appropriate.
2. Not likely or liable.
un·apt′ly adv.
un·apt′ness n.
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unapt
(ʌnˈæpt)adj
1. (often foll by: for) not suitable or qualified; unfitted
2. mentally slow
3. (postpositive; may take an infinitive) not disposed or likely (to)
unˈaptly adv
unˈaptness n
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un•apt
(ʌnˈæpt)adj.
1. not appropriate; unfit or unsuitable.
2. not prone, likely, or disposed.
3. deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull.
[1325–75]
un•apt′ly, adv.
un•apt′ness, n.
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unapt
adjective1. Not suited to circumstances:
improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, inept, malapropos, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.
Idiom: out of place.
2. Not likely:
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unapt
adj (= inappropriate) → unpassend, unangebracht
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