inexpert
nounEtymology From Middle English inexpert, inexperte, from in- (“not”) + expert, experte, or else from Middle French inexpert or its etymon Latin inexpertus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + expert.
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An inept or unskilled person.
inexpert
adjEtymology From Middle English inexpert, inexperte, from in- (“not”) + expert, experte, or else from Middle French inexpert or its etymon Latin inexpertus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + expert.
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Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
- My inexpert attempts at repairing the hole with duct tape only made the problem worse.
- Derived terms
- inexpertly, inexpertness