as in inability
a lack of the level of skill associated with an expert or professional
the inexpertness of the plasterwork is painfully obvious to all who visit that historic house
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Noun
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In 1949, a grand jury convened to discuss the inability of the LAPD’s homicide unit to solve murders, during which Short’s death was further investigated.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Sensabaugh sensation One direct byproduct of the Bulls’ inability to defend the point of attack is the possibility in any game for a relatively unknown player to rip off an ungodly amount of points.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Arguments can be made that NIL has put the final nail in the coffin to eliminate amateurism in college sports, but truthfully, amateurism in college sports died some time ago as the NCAA, institutions and media profited off the athletes.—
Eddie Edwards Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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Jersey sales was probably one of the most egregious hypocrisies of the NCAA’s amateurism rule for student athletes, which stipulated that players were never to benefit financially from their name, image and likeness — even if others did.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Inexpertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexpertness. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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