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unapt

[uhn-apt] / ʌnˈæpt /
ADJECTIVE
improper
Synonyms
WEAK
abnormal at odds awkward bad form discordant discrepant erroneous false ill-advised ill-timed imprudent inaccurate inadmissible inadvisable inapplicable inapposite inappropriate inapt incongruous incorrect inept inexpedient infelicitous inharmonious inopportune irregular ludicrous malapropos odd off base out of place out-of-season preposterous unbecoming unbefitting uncalled-for uncomely undue unfit unfitting unseasonable unseemly unsuitable unsuited untimely unwarranted wrong
ADJECTIVE
doubtful
Synonyms
WEAK
ambiguous borderline chancy clouded contingent debatable dicey disreputable doubtable dubious dubitable equivocal far-fetched fat chance fishy hazardous hazy iffy improbable impugnable inconclusive indecisive indefinite indeterminate indistinct insecure long shot obscure on thin ice open pending precarious problematic questionable shady sneaky speculative suspect suspicious touch-and-go touchy uncertain unconfirmed undecided uneasy unlikely unsettled unstable unsure up for grabs

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Polyphontes Not so; let these Messenian maidens mark The fear'd and blacken'd ruler of their race, Albeit with lips unapt to self-excuse, Blow off the spot of murder from his name.—

From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Arnold, Matthew

He is quiet, and unapt to be struck with wonder at any of the actions of men.

From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)

This trifling conflict exhibits no unapt similitude of one of the aspects of the great evil conflict, the edge of which he was then approaching.

From London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. by Unknown

He is essentially and inevitably unapt to be powerfully acted on by what is invisible and future.

From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor

For you are just, and are not angry lightly; And he is mild, unapt to give offence, As you to be offended.

From The Fatal Falsehood by More, Hannah