incompetent
adjective
[ ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt ]
• not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully.
• "a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant"
Similar:
inept,
unskilful,
unskilled,
inexpert,
amateurish,
unprofessional,
lacking ability,
bungling,
blundering,
clumsy,
unproficient,
inadequate,
substandard,
inferior,
ineffective,
deficient,
inefficient,
ineffectual,
no good,
not good enough,
wanting,
lacking,
leaving much to be desired,
incapable,
unfitted,
unfit,
unsuitable,
unqualified,
useless,
pathetic,
cack-handed,
ham-fisted,
not up to it,
a dead loss,
not up to scratch,
not up to snuff,
not much cop,
half-arsed,
incompetent
noun
• an incompetent person.
• "the tanker captain was a known incompetent"
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘not legally competent’): from French, or from late Latin incompetent-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin competent- ‘being fit or proper’ (see competent).
