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inept

  • 1 ineptus

        ineptus adj. with comp.    [2 in+aptus].—Of persons, absurd, awkward, silly, inept, impertinent: Quid est, inepta, quid vis? T.: ineptus Et iactantior hic paulo est, without tact, H.—Of things, absurd, unsuitable, unfit, impertinent: illa concedis <*>epta esse: causa, T.: ioca: chartae, waste-paper, H.: risu inepto res ineptior nulla est, Ct.: quid est ineptius quam, etc.
    * * *
    inepta, ineptum ADJ
    silly, foolish; having no sense of what is fitting

    Latin-English dictionary > ineptus

  • 2 baceolus

    baceola, baceolum ADJ
    stupid, slow-witted, unintelligent, inept; foolish, silly; (used by Augustus)

    Latin-English dictionary > baceolus

  • 3 ineptus

    ĭneptus, a, um, adj. [2. in-aptus], unsuitable, impertinent, improper, tasteless, senseless, silly, pedantic, absurd, inept, without tact (class.):

    quem enim nos ineptum vocamus, is mihi videtur ab hoc nomen habere ductum, quod non sit aptus. Idque in sermonis nostri consuetudine perlate patet. Nam qui aut tempus quid postulet, non videt, aut plura loquitur, aut se ostentat, aut eorum quibuscum est, vel dignitatis, vel commodi rationem non habet, aut denique in aliquo genere aut inconcinnus aut multus est, is ineptus esse dicitur,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17:

    nihil insolens aut ineptum,

    id. Or. 9, 29:

    negotium,

    id. Tusc. 1, 35, 86:

    causa,

    Ter. And. 1, 5, 22:

    lusibus advertere numen ineptis,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 223:

    sententiae inepto inanique impetu,

    Gell. 12, 2, 1:

    ineptus et jactantior hic paulo est (i. q. nimis officiosus, negotiosus ardelio),

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 49:

    chartae,

    waste-paper, id. Ep. 2, 1, 270:

    lictor,

    foolish, impertinent, Pers. 5, 175.— Comp.:

    quod est multo ineptius,

    Quint. 9, 2, 70.— Sup.:

    ineptissimae figurae,

    Quint. 9, 3, 100: ineptissimum est, with a subject - clause, id. 1, 7, 2; 11, 3, 126.—

    As an abusive epithet: quid est, inepta, quid rides?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 6; so,

    inepte,

    Ov. R. Am. 472; id. Am. 1, 14, 36; id. A. A. 1, 306.— Adv.: ĭneptē, improperly, impertinently, foolishly, absurdly, ineptly (class.):

    interdum inepte stultus es,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 64:

    disserere,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 11:

    dicere,

    id. Brut. 82, 284:

    nil molitur inepte,

    Hor. A. P. 140:

    inepte et frigide uti verbis,

    Gell. 13, 24, 7:

    fautor ( = favens),

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 2:

    cornicari,

    Pers. 5, 12. — Comp.:

    delirare,

    Lact. Inst. 3, 17.— Sup.:

    ineptissime fieri,

    Quint. 11, 3, 131.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ineptus

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  • inept — INÉPT, Ă, inepţi, te, adj. (Rar) Prost, stupid, tâmpit. – Din fr. inepte, lat. ineptus. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  INÉPT adj. v. nătâng, neghiob, neghiobesc, nerod, nerozesc, netot, prostesc, stupid. Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Inept — In*ept , a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in not + aptus apt, fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. {Inapt}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming. [1913 Webster] The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new discoveries. Glanvill.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inept — [adj1] clumsy, unskilled; incompetent all thumbs*, artless, awkward, bumbling, bungling, butterfingers*, gauche, halting, inadept, incapable, incompetent, inefficient, inexpert, loser, maladroit, unapt, undexterous, unfacile, ungraceful, unhandy …   New thesaurus

  • inept — [in ept′] adj. [Fr inepte < L ineptus < in , not + aptus, suitable, APT1] 1. not suitable to the purpose; unfit 2. wrong in a foolish and awkward way [inept praise] 3. clumsy or bungling; inefficient SYN. AWKWARD ineptly …   English World dictionary

  • Inept — (v. lat.), 1) ungereimt; 2) abgeschmackt; 3) der Proceßordnung zuwider; daher Ineptien, Ungereimtheiten, Abgeschmacktheiten. Ineptitudo libelli, die Ordnungswidrigkeit eines Klagschreibens …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Inépt — (lat., »unpassend, ungeschickt, ungereimt«) nannte man zur Zeit des schriftlichen Verfahrens eine rechtliche Klage, wenn ihre Fassung an innern Widersprüchen oder solchen Undeutlichkeiten und Mängeln litt, daß deren Beseitigung und Aufklärung dem …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Inept — Inept, lat. deutsch, unpassend, abgeschmackt; der Proceßordnung zuwider; I.ien, Abgeschmacktheiten …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • inept — I (incompetent) adjective awkward, blundering, bungling, clumsy, disqualified, foolish, ignorant, ill qualified, impotent, inadept, inadequate, inapt, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, ineptus, inexpert …   Law dictionary

  • inept — (adj.) c.1600, from O.Fr. inepte (14c.) or directly from L. ineptus unsuitable, improper, absurd, awkward, silly, tactless, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + aptus apt (see APT (Cf. apt)). Related: Ineptly; ineptness …   Etymology dictionary

  • inept — *awkward, clumsy, maladroit, gauche Analogous words: inapt, *unfit, unsuitable, inappropriate: *impertinent, intrusive, obtrusive: *vain, nugatory, idle, empty, hollow, otiose: fatuous, asinine, foolish, silly (see SIMPLE) Antonyms: apt: adept:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inept — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ incompetent; awkward or clumsy. DERIVATIVES ineptitude noun ineptly adverb ineptness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «unsuitable»: from Latin ineptus, from in not + aptus fitted …   English terms dictionary

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