inaptitude

Example Sentences

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I visit Marconi less often now, but more from inaptitude than fear.

From New York Times • May 24, 2022

The spectacle of an able and estimable man exhibiting such singular inaptitude for a province of study which, beyond all others, demands a clear head and a calm, dispassionate judgment,—creates distress.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

The more Alma proclaimed her enthusiasm for business, the more patent her utterly delightful inaptitude for it became.

From Nancy of Paradise Cottage by Watkins, Shirley

He seems to have an organic inaptitude for combination.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 by Various

But, in truth, considerable familiarity with these pursuits may easily co-exist with a natural inaptitude for their successful cultivation, which shall prove simply fatal.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William