In-ĕpt', a.
a. [Lat. ineptus, from prefix in, not, and aptus, apt, fit; Fr. inepte, Sp. inepto, It. inetto. Cf. INAPT.]
Sense 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
Sense 2. Foolish; silly; useless; nonsensical.
To view attention as a special state of intelligence, and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly inept. Sir W. Hamilton.