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ineptus

ineptus, absurd, awkward, silly, inept, impertinent

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ineptis Adjective: neuter dative plural, Adjective: feminine ablative plural, Adjective: feminine dative plural, Adjective: masculine dative plural, Adjective: masculine ablative plural, Adjective: neuter ablative plural of ineptus

ineptis Verb: present active indicative 2nd singular of ineptio

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ĭneptus, a, um, adj. [2. in-aptus],
  • unsuitable, impertinent, improper, tasteless, senseless, silly, pedantic, absurd, inept, without tact (class.): quem enim nos ineptum vocamus, is mihi videtur ab hoc nomen habere ductum, quod non sit aptus. Idque in sermonis nostri consuetudine perlate patet. Nam qui aut tempus quid postulet, non videt, aut plura loquitur, aut se ostentat, aut eorum quibuscum est, vel dignitatis, vel commodi rationem non habet, aut denique in aliquo genere aut inconcinnus aut multus est, is ineptus esse dicitur, Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 17: nihil insolens aut ineptum, id. Or. 9, 29: negotium, id. Tusc. 1, 35, 86: causa, Ter. And. 257: lusibus advertere numen ineptis, Ov. Tr. 2, 223: sententiae inepto inanique impetu, Gell. 12, 2, 1: ineptus et jactantior hic paulo est (i. q. nimis officiosus, negotiosus ardelio), Hor. S. 1, 3, 49: chartae, waste-paper, id. Ep. 2, 1, 270: lictor, foolish, impertinent, Pers. 5, 175.—Comp.: quod est multo ineptius, Quint. 9, 2, 70.— Sup.: ineptissimae figurae, Quint. 9, 3, 100: ineptissimum est, with a subject-clause, id. 1, 7, 2; 11, 3, 126.— As an abusive epithet: quid est, inepta, quid rides? Ter. Eun. 1007; so, inepte, Ov. R. Am. 472; id. Am. 1, 14, 36; id. A. A. 1, 306.— Adv.: ĭneptē, improperly, impertinently, foolishly, absurdly, ineptly (class.): interdum inepte stultus es, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 64 (494): disserere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 11: dicere, id. Brut. 82, 284: nil molitur inepte, Hor. A. P. 140: inepte et frigide uti verbis, Gell. 13, 24, 7: fautor ( = favens), Hor. S. 1, 10, 2: cornicari, Pers. 5, 12. — Comp.: delirare, Lact. Inst. 3, 17.— Sup.: ineptissime fieri, Quint. 11, 3, 131.

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