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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit inept" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe someone or something that is somewhat clumsy or lacking skill in a particular area. Example: "Although he tried his best, his presentation was a bit inept, leaving the audience confused."
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Perhaps the pony in question was just a bit inept, and did this a lot?
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It was a bit of inept batting and something we just have to work on.
Let's say he was nervous about meeting me and a bit socially inept.
But later on he seemed a bit slow, inept at socializing, stubborn.
Putting ethics aside for a moment, there is nothing like a bit of inept murderousness to put you off your dinner.
It was every bit as inept a bit of photography as I remembered it to be.
If it had not been for the wisdom of the electorate and a bit of luck, the inept and rambling Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska could have been our nation's second-in-command to the septuagenarian Senator John McCain and a single heartbeat away from assuming the presidency.
But even Coach Mike D'Antoni seemed a bit shell-shocked recently when discussing his team's inept play.
Now it's a bit harder, so now I kind of embrace the feeling awkward, maybe a little bit socially inept.
Another candidate in District C, Lourdes Moran, has served three terms on the historically inept Orleans Parish School Board—her opinions, as you might expect, are a bit more in line with those of the current council.
In recent years, homeowners have been made to feel a bit like villains rather than the victims of hard times, Wall Street shenanigans and inept regulators.
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