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   incompetent

   /ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully: "a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant"
   • ▪ not qualified to act in a particular capacity: "the patient is deemed legally incompetent"
   • ▪ (especially of a valve or sphincter) not able to perform its function.

   noun

   • 1. an incompetent person: "the tanker captain was a known incompetent"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘not legally competent’): from French, or from late Latin incompetent-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin competent- ‘being fit or proper’ (see competent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incompetently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   Incompetent definition: not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable. See examples of INCOMPETENT used in a sentence.

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   Someone who is not very good at getting a job done is incompetent. An incompetent salesperson can't sell anything. A learned professor may be quite incompetent when it comes to controlling a room full of rowdy pre-schoolers.

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   1. not possessing the necessary ability, skill, etc to do or carry out a task; incapable. 2. marked by lack of ability, skill, etc. 3. law. not legally qualified. an incompetent witness. 4. (of rock strata, folds, etc) yielding readily to pressure so as to undergo structural deformation.

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   Definition of incompetent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define incompetent. incompetent synonyms, incompetent pronunciation, incompetent translation, English dictionary definition of incompetent. adj. 1. a. Lacking qualities necessary for effective conduct or action: an incompetent manager. b. Inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or...

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    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word incompetent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. incompetent has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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