inept

adjective

1. 1

   revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

   an inept remark

   it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable

2. 2

   generally incompetent and ineffectual

   feckless attempts to repair the plumbing

   inept handling of the account

3. 3

   not elegant or graceful in expression

   an awkward prose style

   a clumsy apology