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 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
Instead, she almost died in childbirth, an experience that left her shocked at how ineptly her medical team had handled her pain and symptoms — and how uncharacteristically compliant she'd been in her vulnerability.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022
I left Otto ineptly hunting finches and joined him.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
