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For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
Thus, to import insanity or incompetency to a professional man, or that a public official is dishonest and corrupt is actionable.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLES
For thirty years it had been Mr. Breitmann's misfortune to fight incompetency in some shape or other.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
To Devore's credit also I will say that he didn't run to the chief, bearing complaints of the major's hopeless incompetency.
THE ESCAPE OF MR. TRIMMIRVIN S. COBB
It seems as if he might have discovered the alleged incompetency long ago.
THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORGUY WETMORE CARRYL
I never heard of any of them being removed for incompetency, dereliction of duty or malfeasance.
THE JOURNAL OF NEGRO HISTORY, VOLUME 5, 1920VARIOUS
In all this, the knowledge of Mr. Smith of the incompetency of Mr. Erskine's powers is not so much as intimated.
ABRIDGEMENT OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS, FROM 1789 TO 1856 (4 OF 16 VOL.)VARIOUS
The attempt on Carlisle failed, through the incompetency of the officer in command.
MONKJULIAN CORBETT
A horrible sense of incompetency, the first that he had ever known in all his vivid, effective life, surged over him.
THE REST HOLLOW MYSTERYREBECCA N. PORTER
The one yielded no return, and the sum put in the other was lost through the incompetency of his honest but inexperienced friend.
ALBERT GALLATINJOHN AUSTIN STEVENS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO INCOMPETENCY

  • dearth
  • deficiency
  • inability
  • inadequacy
  • incompetency
  • paucity
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