inadeptness

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noun

The state or condition of being inadept.

OriginEnglish inadept ← French adepte ← Latin adeptu →
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Meanings

nouninadeptness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being inadept.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  12. Proto-Italic*apjō
  13. Latinapiō
  14. Latinapīscor
  15. Latinadipīscor
  16. Latinadeptu
  17. Frenchadepte
  18. Englishadept
  19. Englishinadept
  20. Englishinadeptness

From inadept + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

inadeptness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadeptness

MLA

“inadeptness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadeptness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inadeptness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inadeptness.

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