ept|i|tude

ept|i|tude
ept|i|tude «EHP tuh tood, -tyood», noun.
ability; cleverness; effectiveness: »

What makes Huntford's Anglo-Saxon hackles rise is less the cleverness and thoroughgoing eptitude of the Social Democratic persuasion-cum-administration machine…than the supine attitude of the Swede-in-the-street (New York Times Book Review).

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  • Ineptitude — In*ept i*tude, n. [L. ineptitudo.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness. [1913 Webster] That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the fault of us scholars. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. Absurdity; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ineptitude — in|ept|i|tude [ıˈneptıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] formal lack of skill ▪ the ineptitude of the people in charge …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ineptitude — in•ept•i•tude [[t]ɪnˈɛp tɪˌtud, ˌtyud, ɪˈnɛp [/t]] n. 1) the quality or condition of being inept 2) an inept act or remark • Etymology: 1605–15; < L …   From formal English to slang

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