ineptly
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But in the same way that Rick and Michonne overpowered the three hikers who ineptly tried to mug them, they outmaneuver Jadis.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2024
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Clayton Kershaw’s pitches all sizzled from the start, and the Los Angeles Angels swung early, often and usually ineptly.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
D’Zurilla ineptly muddles through a description of Mr. Brynner’s heritage, which I ironically found to be the most interesting part of the whole article.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
Dahlia Lithwick: In a world in which so many people in elected office are bad actors acting badly or good actors acting ineptly, there’s one actor acting deftly, and that is John Roberts.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2020
As the bonds were all priced off the Moody’s rating, the most overpriced bonds were the bonds that had been most ineptly rated.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
