Unapt
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not apt, inappropriate, unsuited.
"[N]eyther the love of theyr countrye, the feare of theyr enemyes, the avoydinge of punishment, nor the receyvinge of any profite that might come by it, could make them to be good archers: which be unapte and unfitte thereunto by Gods providence and nature."
- 2 Unaccustomed. obsolete
"I am a Souldier, and vnapt to weepe, / Or to exclaime on Fortunes fickleneſſe."
Example
More examples"[N]eyther the love of theyr countrye, the feare of theyr enemyes, the avoydinge of punishment, nor the receyvinge of any profite that might come by it, could make them to be good archers: which be unapte and unfitte thereunto by Gods providence and nature."
Etymology
From Middle English unapt, equivalent to un- + apt.
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