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
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
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
