Lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results

• inapt

  1. Inept:
  2. Not apt; not suitable; inappropriate
  3. Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.

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  1. Inept:
  2. Not apt; not suitable; inappropriate
  3. Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.

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• incapable

  1. Lacking the necessary ability, capacity, or power:
  2. Not capable
  3. Unable to perform adequately; incompetent:

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  1. Lacking the necessary ability, capacity, or power:
  2. Not capable
  3. Unable to perform adequately; incompetent:

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• incompetent

  1. Lacking sufficient mental ability or awareness:
  2. Without adequate ability, knowledge, fitness, etc.; failing to meet requirements; incapable; unskillful
  3. Lacking qualities necessary for effective conduct or action:

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  1. Lacking sufficient mental ability or awareness:
  2. Without adequate ability, knowledge, fitness, etc.; failing to meet requirements; incapable; unskillful
  3. Lacking qualities necessary for effective conduct or action:

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• inefficient

  1. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workers; an inefficient administrator.
  2. Lacking the necessary ability; unskilled; incompetent
  3. Lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; incompetent:

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  1. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workers; an inefficient administrator.
  2. Lacking the necessary ability; unskilled; incompetent
  3. Lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; incompetent:

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• inept

  1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
  2. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
  3. Inefficient

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  1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
  2. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
  3. Inefficient

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• inexpert

  1. Not expert; unskilled.

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  1. Not expert; unskilled.

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• unskilled

  1. Exhibiting a lack of skill; inexpert:
  2. Requiring no training or skill:
  3. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

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  1. Exhibiting a lack of skill; inexpert:
  2. Requiring no training or skill:
  3. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

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• unworkmanlike

  1. Not workmanlike.

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  1. Not workmanlike.

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Lacking the required professional skill

• amateurish

  1. Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
  2. Like an amateur; inexpert; unskillful

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  1. Characteristic of an amateur; not professional.
  2. Like an amateur; inexpert; unskillful

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• dilettante

  1. Of or characteristic of a dilettante
  2. Superficial; amateurish.

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  1. Of or characteristic of a dilettante
  2. Superficial; amateurish.

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• dilettantish

  1. Amateurish

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  1. Amateurish

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• nonprofessional

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• unprofessional

  1. Violating the rules or ethical code of a given profession
  2. Not conforming to the standards of a profession:
  3. Unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace

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  1. Violating the rules or ethical code of a given profession
  2. Not conforming to the standards of a profession:
  3. Unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace

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• unskilled

  1. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.
  2. Exhibiting a lack of skill; inexpert:
  3. Requiring no training or skill:

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  1. Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.
  2. Exhibiting a lack of skill; inexpert:
  3. Requiring no training or skill:

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Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform

• awkward

  1. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  2. Not dexterous; clumsy.
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:

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  1. Difficult to effect; uncomfortable:
  2. Not dexterous; clumsy.
  3. Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:

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• bumbling

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• clumsy

  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
  2. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  3. Gauche; inept:

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  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
  2. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  3. Gauche; inept:

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• gauche

  1. Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless.

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  1. Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless.

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• heavy-handed

  1. Alternative form of heavy-handed.
  2. Without a light touch; clumsy or tactless
  3. Clumsy; awkward.

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  1. Alternative form of heavy-handed.
  2. Without a light touch; clumsy or tactless
  3. Clumsy; awkward.

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• inept

  1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
  2. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
  3. Clumsy or bungling

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  1. Lacking or showing a lack of skill or competence; bungling or clumsy:
  2. Showing a lack of judgment, sense, or reason; inappropriate or foolish:
  3. Clumsy or bungling

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• maladroit

  1. Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
  2. Awkward; clumsy; bungling

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  1. Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept.
  2. Awkward; clumsy; bungling

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