unapt

unapt
unaptly, adv.unaptness, n.
/un apt"/, adj.
1. not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer.
2. not prone, likely, or disposed: She is unapt to waste what she has accumulated with such effort.
3. deficient in aptitude or capacity; slow; dull: an unapt student.
[1325-75; ME; see UN-1, APT]

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