incompetent :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. someone who is not competent to take effective action

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adj. not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"

adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)

adj. not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"

amateur

n. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

ineffective, ineffectual, unable

adj. lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

incapable

adj. (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability; "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"

amateur, unprofessional, amateurish

adj. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"

crude, rough

adj. not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"

botchy, butcherly, unskillful

adj. poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"

bungled, botched

adj. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"

lubberly

adj. clumsy and unskilled; "a big stupid lubberly fellow"

humble, menial, lowly

adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

out of practice(p), rusty

adj. impaired in skill by neglect

semiskilled(a)

adj. possessing or requiring limited skills; "semiskilled dockworkers"; "a semiskilled job"

deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)

adj. inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed

adj. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"

match

n. the score needed to win a match

competent

adj. legally qualified or sufficient; "a competent court"; "competent testimony"

able, capable

adj. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

capable

adj. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

efficient

adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

effective, efficient

adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"

qualified

adj. meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job"

qualified

adj. legally qualified; "a competent witness"

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