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
I like when it is ineptly cut, rendering at least one triangular corner with nothing more than an oven-dried smear of sauce.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 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
Breaking twigs underfoot, stumbling ineptly from tree to tree, Ragear watched the mouse and fantasized.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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