ineptly
Example Sentences
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The programs that require such forms are often ineptly designed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The fire was ineptly termed accidental,” Orr wrote in “Points of Origin.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The New York Times called the ceremony “forgettable,” and The New Yorker said the show “was ineptly written and paced.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
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
And the bonds that had been most ineptly rated were the bonds that Wall Street firms had tricked the rating agencies into rating most ineptly.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
