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Examples of ineptitude in a Sentence
The team's poor play is being blamed on the ineptitude of the coaching staff.
the nurse's ineptitude made it clear that she would be happier in a different line of work
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The week after losing to Michigan 59-3, the Terps were even more noncompetitive against the Buckeyes, assaulting the eyes and the senses with a display of ineptitude rarely shown by Ohio State opponents.
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Trying to get me interested in Joey Lawrence's basketball ineptitude is not.
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San Diego State’s leadership having compounded its unpreparedness with indignant stubbornness in dealing with the SoccerCity crew is clumsy brushing up against ineptitude.
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Yahoo’s ineptitude in repelling (or even being aware of) hackers forced it to reduce its sale price to Verizon.
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Add two parts of casual irresponsibility, one part sloth, one part ineptitude, then cake his intellectual laziness around the edge of the glass.
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Gingrich was forced to resign because of an affair of his own as well as political ineptitude.
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The Minnesota Twins get to pick No. 1 overall in Monday's draft, a consolation prize for having the worst record in the majors last season and ideally a major step toward rectifying that ineptitude.
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Melania provides the president with a polished cover both for his misogyny and his general ineptitude.
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Origin and Etymology of ineptitude
Latin ineptitudo, from ineptus
INEPTITUDE Defined for English Language Learners
ineptitude
playDefinition of ineptitude for English Language Learners
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: a lack of skill or ability
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