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incompetent

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/

▶adjective

1 not sufficiently skilful to do something successfully.

2 Law not qualified to act in a particular capacity.

▶noun an incompetent person.

– derivatives
incompetence noun,
incompetency noun,
incompetently adverb.

'incompetent' also found in these Oxford entries:

buffer - clown - drongo - duffer - fool - gobshite - half-arsed - hopeless - inept - jackleg - muppet - mutt - piss artist - prat - scissorbill - shower - slouch - spastic - toffee - wonk

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