English-Thai Dictionary

incompetent

ADJ ซึ่ง ไร้ความสามารถ  ซึ่ง ขาด ความสามารถ  inapt incapable capable competent sueang-rai-kwam-sa-mad

 

incompetently

ADV อย่าง ไร้ความสามารถ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCOMPETENT

a.[L. in and competens, competo. See Incompatible. ] 1. Wanting adequate powers of mind or suitable faculties; as an incompetent judge. Infancy, derangement, want of learning or dotage may render a person incompetent to fill an office or to transact business.
2. Wanting due strength or suitable faculties; unable.
3. Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications. A person convicted of a crime, is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity.
4. Destitute of means; unable.
5. Inadequate; insufficient; as incompetent testimony.
6. Unfit; improper; legally unavailable.
It is incompetent for the defendant to make this defense.

 

INCOMPETENTLY

adv. Insufficiently; inadequately; not suitably.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCOMPETENT

In *com "pe *tent, a. Etym: [L. incompetens: cf. F. incompétent. See In- not, and Competent. ]

 

1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit. Incompetent to perform the duties of the place. Macaulay.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence. Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his brethren, to disable their issues, upon false and incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the other of illegitimation. Bacon.

 

3. Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized power; not permissible.

 

Syn. -- Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient; inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper. -- Incompetent, Incapable. Incompetent is a relative term, denoting a want of the requisite qualifications for performing a given act, service, etc. ; incapable is absolute in its meaning, denoting want of power, either natural or moral. We speak of a man as incompetent to a certain task, of an incompetent judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is incapable of learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his honor, that he is incapable of a mean action.

 

INCOMPETENTLY

INCOMPETENTLY In *com "pe *tent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

incompetent

in com pe tent |inˈkämpətənt, iNG- ɪnˈkɑmpədənt | ▶adjective not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully: a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant. • Law not qualified to act in a particular capacity: the patient is deemed legally incompetent. • Medicine (esp. of a valve or sphincter ) not able to perform its function. ▶noun an incompetent person. DERIVATIVES in com pe tent ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not legally competent ’): from French, or from late Latin incompetent-, from in- ‘not ’ + Latin competent- ‘being fit or proper ’ (see competent ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

incompetent

in |com ¦pe |tent |ɪnˈkɒmpɪt (ə )nt | ▶adjective [ mass noun ] not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully: a forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant. • Law not qualified to act in a particular capacity: the patient is deemed legally incompetent. • Medicine (especially of a valve or sphincter ) not able to perform its function. ▶noun an incompetent person. DERIVATIVES incompetently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not legally competent ’): from French, or from late Latin incompetent-, from in- ‘not ’ + Latin competent- ‘being fit or proper ’ (see competent ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

incompetent

incompetent adjective not only are the staff overpaid, they're incompetent: inept, unskillful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, unprofessional, bungling, blundering, clumsy, inadequate, substandard, inferior, ineffective, deficient, inefficient, ineffectual, wanting, lacking, leaving much to be desired; incapable, unfit, unqualified; informal useless, pathetic, ham-fisted, not up to it, not up to scratch, bush league.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

incompetent

incompetent adjective he lost his job due to his incompetent performance: inept, unskilful, unskilled, inexpert, amateurish, unprofessional, lacking ability, bungling, blundering, clumsy, unproficient, inadequate, substandard, inferior, ineffective, deficient, inefficient, ineffectual, no good, not good enough, wanting, lacking, leaving much to be desired; incapable, unfitted, unfit, unsuitable, unqualified; informal useless, pathetic, cack-handed, ham-fisted, not up to it, a dead loss, not up to scratch, not up to snuff; Brit. informal unable to do something for toffee, unable to do something to save one's life, not much cop; vulgar slang half-arsed, not know one's arse from one's elbow, couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery. ANTONYMS competent, skilful.

 

French Dictionary

incompétent

incompétent , ente adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui n ’est pas compétent. : On a dû remercier cet employé incompétent. Je suis incompétente en mécanique, dans ce domaine. SYNONYME incapable .

 

Spanish Dictionary

incompetente

incompetente adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que no tiene la capacidad suficiente para hacer cierta cosa, especialmente un trabajo, o para ocupar un determinado puesto .ANTÓNIMO competente .2 geol [roca ] Que se deforma plásticamente con facilidad .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

incompetent

in com pe tent /ɪnkɑ́mpət (ə )nt |-kɔ́mpɪ -/形容詞 1 «…(するの )に » 無能な, 無力な, 不適格な, 能力のない «for (do ing ), at (do ing ), to do » ▸ an incompetent teacher 無能な教師 ▸ be incompetent to teach [for teaching ] English 英語を教える力がない 2 (病気 高齢などで法律上 )無能力の, 無資格の .名詞 C 無能力者, 不適任者 ; 無資格者 ; 禁治産者 .～ly 副詞