INEPT

(adj.) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
"an inept remark", "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
synonyms : tactless
(adj.) generally incompetent and ineffectual
"feckless attempts to repair the plumbing", "inept handling of the account"
synonyms : feckless
(adj.) not elegant or graceful in expression
"an awkward prose style", "a clumsy apology", "his cumbersome writing style", "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
synonyms : awkward , clumsy , cumbersome , ill-chosen , inapt
The thesis was too cumbersome for him to read due to the heavily scientific language used. -added by Aswathy_inlas

Mnemonics for inept

(Tag: ) IN (not) + EPT (like apt ; which means suitable) = not suitable
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(Tag: ) In(not)+APE+TEA.............so ape(monkey)+doesn't have skill to drink tea so he is unskilled
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(Tag: ) opposite to adept ( means very expert and skillful) and inept is the opposite
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(Tag: ) in(no) + ept (aptitude) to learn Barrons means you are not SKILLED.
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(Tag: ) inept = i + ne + pt; ne always means north east where ppls are always clumsy.
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(Tag: ) adept means expert at...inept means not expert at i.e lacking skill
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(Tag: English) I don’t have an aptitude to memorise complete GRE Barron’s word list, so sometimes my friends called me inept guy. (In + Apt)
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