unapt

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

UNAPT', adjective 1. Not apt; not ready or propense. A soldier, unapt to weep. 2. Dull; not ready to learn. 3. Unfit; not qualified; not disposed; with to, before a verb, and for, before a noun; as unapt to admit a conference with reason. UNAPT for noble, wise, spiritual employments. 4. Improper; unsuitable.
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