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Inapt in a sentence

Inapt meaning

Not apt.

Synonyms of Inapt

awkward clumsy cumbersome inept ill-chosen infelicitous

Related words

Other words often associated with Inapt or its synonyms:

unwieldy clunky gawky maladroit ungainly incompetent unmanageable labored fumbling ugly unfortunate strained

Using Inapt

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not apt.
  • Useful related words include: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept.

Context around Inapt

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

publishers 1×

Often after:

use 1× metaphors 1×

Sentence patterns with Inapt

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

over publishers inapt use of 1× well as inapt metaphors and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cartographers had long 1× false statements bad 1×

Common sentence endings:

are epistemically defective 1× of the mercator 1×

Words around Inapt

Just before it in the word index:

inappropriateness 7 inappropriately 177 inappropriate 1.023 inapplicable 15 inaol 2 inao 3

Just after it in the word index:

inara 4 inarguable 13 inarguably 20 inari 14 inarius 2 inaros 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Inapt

  • In this selection, "inapt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, publishers, use and metaphors stand out and add context to how "inapt" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include over publishers inapt use of and well as inapt metaphors and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "inapt" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with inapt

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cartographers had long despaired over publishers' inapt use of the Mercator. (11 words)

False statements, bad arguments, immoral commands as well as inapt metaphors (and other literary tropes ) are the sorts of things that are epistemically defective.. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

False statements, bad arguments, immoral commands as well as inapt metaphors (and other literary tropes ) are the sorts of things that are epistemically defective.. (24 words)

Cartographers had long despaired over publishers' inapt use of the Mercator. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

Cartographers had long despaired over publishers' inapt use of the Mercator.

False statements, bad arguments, immoral commands as well as inapt metaphors (and other literary tropes ) are the sorts of things that are epistemically defective..

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "inapt" in a sentence?
An example: "Cartographers had long despaired over publishers' inapt use of the Mercator." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "inapt" from authentic English texts.
What does "inapt" mean?
Inapt means: Not apt.
What are synonyms of "inapt"?
Common synonyms of "inapt" include: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inept, ill-chosen, infelicitous.
How many example sentences with "inapt" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "inapt", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.