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INEPTLY

\ɪnˈɛptli], \ɪnˈɛptli], \ɪ_n_ˈɛ_p_t_l_i]\

Definitions of INEPTLY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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in an infelicitous manner; "this function is ineptly left to a small voice"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

in an infelicitous manner; "this function is ineptly left to a small voice"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

In an inept manner.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

adv. Unfitly ; unsuitably ; foolishly.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Triflingly, foolishly, unfitly.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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