INCOMPETENT

Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 22

Definition

  1. noun someone who is not competent to take effective action. — synonyms: incompetent_person
  2. adjective legally not qualified or sufficient. — synonyms: unqualified
  3. adjective not qualified or suited for a purpose.
  4. adjective showing lack of skill or aptitude. — synonyms: bungling, clumsy, fumbling
  5. adjective not doing a good job. — synonyms: unskilled
  6. adjective not meeting requirements. — synonyms: incapable, unequal_to(p)

Examples

  • “Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.”
  • “The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.”

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