[ adj ] not elegant or graceful in expression <adj.all> an awkward prose stylea clumsy apology his cumbersome writing style if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf. {Inept}.] Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- {In*apt"ly}, adv. -- {In*apt"ness}, n.