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Antonyms for unadept
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adjective uh-dept; noun ad-ept, uh-dept |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈdɛpt; noun ˈæd ɛpt, əˈdɛpt |
Definition of unadept
Origin :- "an expert," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.
- As in uncoordinated : adj awkward, clumsy
- As in clumsy : adj not agile; awkward
- They foresee merely results; and their handling of the means to an end often is singularly clumsy and unadept.
- Extract from : « The Eddy » by Clarence L. Cullen
Synonyms for unadept
- all thumbs
- blundering
- blunderous
- bulky
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingered
- clownish
- crude
- elephantine
- gauche
- gawkish
- gawky
- graceless
- ham-handed
- heavy
- heavy-handed
- helpless
- hulking
- ill-shaped
- incompetent
- inelegant
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- klutzy
- like a bull in a china shop
- lubberly
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- not agile
- oafish
- ponderous
- splay
- stumbling
- unable
- unadept
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- undexterous
- uneasy
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- unhandy
- unskillful
- untactful
- untalented
- untoward
- unwieldy
- weedy
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