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

I have already told you so, and my own inaptitude for military duty has nothing to do or to say in the question.

From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles

Which seems to have been owing to the want of irritability, or the inaptitude to action, of some classes of fibres which compose the retina.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The Empress was already foreboding her fate; there was the stiffness of inaptitude about everything, even the amusement, and the languid weariness of the ladies was an unforgiven imperial sin.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

I call this part of your pamphlet “strange,” because it displays such singular inaptitude to appreciate the force of Evidence.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William