incompetent
adjective
1. legally not qualified or sufficient
- incompetent witnesses
Similar word(s): unqualified
2. not qualified or suited for a purpose
- an incompetent secret service
- the filming was hopeless incompetent
Similar word(s): feckless, inept, ineffective, inefficient, unworkmanlike, inefficient, unqualified, unskilled
3. showing lack of skill or aptitude
Similar word(s): unskilled, bungling, clumsy, fumbling
4. not doing a good job
- incompetent at chess
Similar word(s): bad, unskilled
5. not meeting requirements
Similar word(s): inadequate, unequal, incapable
Sentences with incompetent as an adjective:
- Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
- The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.