incompetently
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4.2
- adverb
- /ˌɪnkəmˈpɛtəntli/
:
incompetentemente
- They performed gallantly but incompetently.
- did it so incompetently
- incompetently managed
- incompetently done
It just simply handled things so badly and so incompetently.
- It just simply handled things so badly and so incompetently.
- So this is kind of average, not terrible, you know, not incompetently managed, but just sort of average.
Examples
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He incompetently completed the assignment, missing several important requirements.
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The testing was done incompetently.
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Spain, Napoleon concluded, was backwards, militarily weak and incompetently governed.
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Politics doesn't lead change; it chases it, incompetently and long after the underlying reality is impossible to deny.
Blog text (4) -
These were irrelevant, they argued, incompetently done, or lacking some crucial (perhaps unknown) ingredient needed to make the thing work.
Academic text (1994) -
Carter gave him broad financial responsibilities, most of which he executed so incompetently that Carter spent the last few years of his life trying to retract Dawson's control of his plantations.
Academic text (2001) -
The teachers using the textbooks of the Ministry of National Education point out that the books are incompetently and recklessly prepared, and the CD provided with the book is not coherent with the teacher's textbook, and they request that videos be provided for the subjects taught.
Academic text (2010) -
The project failed because the team worked incompetently without proper guidance.
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She incompetently dealt with the customer complaints, leading to further dissatisfaction.
Synonyms
2
4.6
In a way that lacks the skill or care expected at work
1
5.5
In a clumsy way that shows little skill
1
6.6
In a way that shows little skill or experience
In a clumsy way that shows little ability
In a careless way that makes mistakes and causes problems
Antonyms
How Incompetent
Surface Forms
Morphology
incompetently = incompetent (transparent) = in + competent + ly
This is a standard adverb formation from the adjective 'incompetent' with the regular suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Incompetently comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and competent meaning 'able' or 'skilled', with -ly making it an adverb. So to do something incompetently is to do it 'without skill' or 'not well'.