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

But the Roman had a real inaptitude for the speculative: to him nothing was real that was not practical.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various

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

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

To some, from a natural inaptitude, and to others, from a perverse disinclination, it may never come.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.