"incompetent" in the noun sense
1. incompetent, incompetent person
someone who is not competent to take effective action
"incompetent" in the adjective sense
1. incompetent, unqualified
legally not qualified or sufficient
"a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"
"incompetent witnesses"
2. incompetent
not qualified or suited for a purpose
"an incompetent secret service"
"the filming was hopeless incompetent"
3. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent
showing lack of skill or aptitude
"a bungling workman"
"did a clumsy job"
"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
4. incompetent, unskilled
not doing a good job
"incompetent at chess"
5. incapable, incompetent, unequal to
not meeting requirements
"unequal to the demands put upon him"
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