as in artlessness
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ineptitude
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The list of such ineptitude is long.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025 -
They were ranked 27th in the league in defensive rating coming into the game, a tacitly unacceptable ineptitude for a team with Gobert in the paint.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Maladroitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladroitness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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