INCOMPETENT
\ɪnkˈɒmpɪtənt], \ɪnkˈɒmpɪtənt], \ɪ_n_k_ˈɒ_m_p_ɪ_t_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of INCOMPETENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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someone who is not competent to take effective action
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not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
By Princeton University
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not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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someone who is not competent to take effective action
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not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.
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Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence.
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Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.
By Oddity Software
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Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.
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Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence.
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Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.
By Noah Webster.
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Wanting adequate powers: wanting the proper qualifications: insufficient.
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INCOMPETENTLY.
By Daniel Lyons
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Incompetence, incompetency.
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Wanting proper powers or qualifications.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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