|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
incompetent
adj 1: legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually
considered unqualified to testify against her husband";
"incompetent witnesses" [syn: incompetent,
unqualified] [ant: competent]
2: not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret
service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" [ant:
competent]
3: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did
a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn:
bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent]
4: not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" [syn:
incompetent, unskilled]
5: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon
him" [syn: incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)]
n 1: someone who is not competent to take effective action [syn:
incompetent, incompetent person]
|
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Incompetent \In*com"pe*tent\, a. [L. incompetens: cf. F.
incomp['e]tent. See In- not, and Competent.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power,
capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable;
unable; inadequate; unfit.
[1913 Webster]
Incompetent to perform the duties of the place.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications;
inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in
religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of
law or equity; incompetent evidence; a mentally defective
person is incompetent to care for himself and requires a
legal guardian.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his
brethren, to disable their issues, upon false and
incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the
other of illegitimation. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized
power; not permissible.
Syn: Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient;
inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper.
Usage: Incompetent, Incapable. Incompetent is a relative
term, denoting a lack of the requisite qualifications
for performing a given act, service, etc.; incapable
is absolute in its meaning, denoting lack of power,
either natural or moral. We speak of a man as
incompetent to a certain task, of an incompetent
judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is incapable of
learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his
honor, that he is incapable of a mean action.
[1913 Webster]
|
|
|
Thesaurus Results for incompetent:
|
1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
awkward, base, blank cartridge, bungling, castrato, clumsy, defective, deficient, disqualified, dud, dull tool, eunuch, failing, found wanting, gauche, gelding, greenhorn, ill-equipped, ill-fitted, ill-furnished, ill-provided, ill-qualified, imperfect, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapable of, incomplete, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexpert, inferior, insufficient, invalid, lacking, little, maladjusted, maladroit, mean, mediocre, mediocrity, no conjuror, not comparable, not enough, not equal to, not in it, not up to, out of it, petty, shabby, small, too little, trivial, unable, unable to, unadapted, unadjusted, unarmed, unendowed, unequal to, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, ungifted, unprovided, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying, unskilled, unskillful, unsufficing, unsuited, untalented, unworkmanlike, useless, wanting, weakling |
|
|
|
|
|
Common Misspellings > |
incompetent nincompetent nicompetent inicompetent ncompetent iincompetent icnompetent incnompetent icompetent inncompetent inocmpetent incocmpetent inompetent inccompetent incmopetent incomopetent incmpetent incoompetent incopmetent incompmetent incopetent incommpetent incomeptent incompeptent incometent incomppetent incompteent incompeteent incomptent incompeetent incompeetnt incompetetnt incompeent incompettent incompetnet incompetenet incompetnt incompeteent incompetetn incompetentn incompetet incompetennt incompetetnt incompeten incompetentt 8ncompetent i8ncompetent 8incompetent *ncompetent i*ncompetent *incompetent 9ncompetent i9ncompetent 9incompetent uncompetent iuncompetent uincompetent oncompetent ioncompetent oincompetent jncompetent ijncompetent jincompetent kncompetent ikncompetent kincompetent lncompetent ilncompetent lincompetent ancompetent encompetent igcompetent ingcompetent igncompetent ihcompetent inhcompetent ihncompetent ijcompetent injcompetent ijncompetent ibcompetent inbcompetent ibncompetent imcompetent inmcompetent imncompetent i competent in competent i ncompetent insompetent incsompetent inscompetent indompetent incdompetent indcompetent infompetent incfompetent infcompetent inxompetent incxompetent inxcompetent invompetent incvompetent invcompetent in ompetent inc ompetent in competent inc9mpetent inco9mpetent inc9ompetent inc(mpetent inco(mpetent inc(ompetent inc0mpetent inco0mpetent inc0ompetent incimpetent incoimpetent inciompetent incpmpetent incopmpetent incpompetent inckmpetent incokmpetent inckompetent inclmpetent incolmpetent inclompetent incampetent incempetent incumpetent incojpetent incomjpetent incojmpetent incokpetent incomkpetent incokmpetent incolpetent incomlpetent incolmpetent inconpetent incomnpetent inconmpetent inco petent incom petent inco mpetent incom0etent incomp0etent incom0petent incom)etent incomp)etent incom)petent incomoetent incompoetent incomopetent incomletent incompletent incomlpetent incomp3tent incompe3tent incomp3etent incomp#tent incompe#tent incomp#etent incomp4tent incompe4tent incomp4etent incompwtent incompewtent incompwetent incomprtent incompertent incompretent incompstent incompestent incompsetent incompdtent incompedtent incompdetent incompftent incompeftent incompfetent incompatent incompitent incompotent incomputent incompe5ent incompet5ent incompe5tent incompe%ent incompet%ent incompe%tent incompe6ent incompet6ent incompe6tent incomperent incompetrent incompertent incompeyent incompetyent incompeytent incompefent incompetfent incompeftent incompegent incompetgent incompegtent incompehent incompethent incompehtent incompet3nt incompete3nt incompet3ent incompet#nt incompete#nt incompet#ent incompet4nt incompete4nt incompet4ent incompetwnt incompetewnt incompetwent incompetrnt incompeternt incompetrent incompetsnt incompetesnt incompetsent incompetdnt incompetednt incompetdent incompetfnt incompetefnt incompetfent incompetant incompetint incompetont incompetunt incompetegt incompetengt incompetegnt incompeteht incompetenht incompetehnt incompetejt incompetenjt incompetejnt incompetebt incompetenbt incompetebnt incompetemt incompetenmt incompetemnt incompete t incompeten t incompete nt incompeten5 incompetent5 incompeten5t incompeten% incompetent% incompeten%t incompeten6 incompetent6 incompeten6t incompetenr incompetentr incompetenrt incompeteny incompetenty incompetenyt incompetenf incompetentf incompetenft incompeteng incompetentg incompetengt incompetenh incompetenth incompetenht Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
Full Map Index: Å Norway-Am Timan Chad |
Ama United States of America-Audon France |
Audouville-la-Hubert France-Baskil Turkey |
Baskin United States of America-Bindoy Philippines |
Bindoy Philippines-Breuilpont France |
Breukelen Netherlands-Campofelice di Fitalia Italy |
Campofelice di Roccella Italy-Champigny France |
Champigny-en-Beauce France-Colle San Magno Italy |
Colle Sannita Italy-Damulog Philippines |
Damurhuda Bangladesh-Duliāgaon India |
Duliajan No.1 India-Ethridge United States of America |
Étienville France-Frignano Italy |
Frignicourt France-Gouhenans France |
Gouillons France-Hasselbach Germany |
Hasselbach Germany-Hurlock United States of America |
Huron United States of America-Jovellanos Cuba |
Jovellar Philippines-Kirchzell Germany |
Kircubbin United Kingdom-La Gomera Guatemala |
La Gonfrière France-Le Hohwald France |
Le Hommet-dArthenay France-Loma de Gato Philippines |
Loma de Juárez Mexico-Mālpur India |
Mālpura India-Memphis United States of America |
Memphis United States of America-Montería Colombia |
Monteriggioni Italy-Navalilla Spain |
Navalmanzano Spain-Noyelles-lès-Seclin France |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles France-Pachelma Russia |
Pachgaon India-Piégut-Pluviers France |
Piekary Śląskie Poland-Prilep Macedonia |
Přílepy Czech Republic-Reuil-en-Brie France |
Reuilly France-Şag Romania |
Şag Romania-Saint-Puy France |
Saint-Python France-Santa Rita Panama |
Santa Rita Venezuela-Sewarhi India |
Sewen France-Sparbu Norway |
Spardorf Germany-Tamparan Philippines |
Tampayan Philippines-Tottington United Kingdom |
Tottleben Germany-Valdivia Chile |
Valdivia Colombia-Villeneuve-le-Roi France |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon France-White City United States of America |
White City Canada-Żywiec Poland |
|
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.
|
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy |
|