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incompetently

UK/ɪn'kɑmpətəntli/US/ɪn'kɒmpɪtəntlɪ/
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Definitions

adv.

In an incompetent, inept manner

无能地;不称职地

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
incompetentnot, opposite of
+
-lytogether, with
=incompetently

incompetent + -ly = in an incompetent way.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The case was handled incompetently from the start.

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