incompetent

adjective

  1. 1

    not meeting requirements

    unequal to the demands put upon him

  2. 2

    not qualified or suited for a purpose

    an incompetent secret service

    the filming was hopeless incompetent

  3. 3

    legally not qualified or sufficient

    a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband

    incompetent witnesses

  4. 4

    not doing a good job

    incompetent at chess

  5. 5

    showing lack of skill or aptitude

    a bungling workman

    did a clumsy job

noun

  1. 1

    someone who is not competent to take effective action

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