Inept \In*ept"\, a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt,
   fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. {Inapt}.]
   
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   1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
      
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            The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new
            discoveries.                          --Glanvill.
      
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   2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.
      
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            To view attention as a special act of intelligence,
            and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly
            inept.                                --Sir W.
                                                  Hamilton.
      
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