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ineffectual
English
Alternative forms
- ineffectuall (obsolete)
Etymology
in- +? effectual
Adjective
ineffectual (comparative more ineffectual, superlative most ineffectual)
- Unable or insufficient to produce effect.
- Synonyms: futile; see also Thesaurus:futile
- 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter II. "Stage-coach Views", page 16.
- This coach was an exceedingly narrow one, but as there was a slight spherical excess over two on a seat, the driver waited till nine passengers had got in, without taking the measure of any of them, and then shut the door after two or three ineffectual slams, as if the fault were all in the hinges or the latch,—while we timed our inspirations and expirations so as to assist him.
- Worthless.
- Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.
Antonyms
- effectual
Related terms
- ineffectualness
- ineffectuality
- ineffectually
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incompetent
English
Etymology
From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompet?ns.
Adjective
incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)
- Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.
- Synonym: inept
- Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
- Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
- The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.
- (medicine) Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
- (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:bad
Derived terms
- incompetently
Related terms
- incompetence
- incompetency
Translations
Noun
incompetent (plural incompetents)
- A person who is incompetent.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin incompet?ns, attested from 1696.
Adjective
incompetent (masculine and feminine plural incompetents)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
Related terms
- incompetència
References
Further reading
- “incompetent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompet?ns. Equivalent to in- +? competent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.k?m.p??t?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?com?pe?tent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst)
- incompetent
Inflection
Related terms
- incompetentie
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin incompet?ns.
Adjective
incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
Related terms
- incompeténcia
Romanian
Etymology
From French incompétent
Adjective
incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetent?, masculine plural incompeten?i, feminine and neuter plural incompetente)
- incompetent
Declension
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