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Added 10 October 2026

inexpert

adjective

Latin root: inexpertus Wiktionary

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Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
My inexpert attempts at repairing the hole with duct tape only made the problem worse.

noun

An inept or unskilled person.

Origin

From Middle English inexpert, inexperte, from in- (“not”) + expert, experte, or else from Middle French inexpert or its etymon Latin inexpertus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + expert.

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