incompetent(in KAHM pit int) adj.1. lacking adequate ability, fitness, etc.;
incapable; 2. not meeting legal qualifications
- The 240-pound, 45-year-old Anna was proclaimed incompetentto become
an astronaut. - Warren demonstrated his incompetentdriving skills by parking his car in
the grocery store’s soda aisle. - Although he had received 6 years of medical training, without a license,
Dr. Pepper was incompetentto practice medicine in New York.
[-ly adv.,incompetence,incompetency n.]
incomprehensible(IN kahm pri HEN si bil) adj.not capable of being under-
stood; unintelligible; obscure - When Julianna mumbled, what she had to say was completely
incomprehensible. - The incomprehensibleplan for the democratization of Xanadu was not
understood by anybody.
[incomprehensibly adv.,incomprehensibility n.]
inconsequential (in KAHN si KWEN chil) adj.unimportant; trivial; of no
consequence - When compared to the Allies’ landing at Normandy in 1944, Gino’s landing
at Palmer Mall in 2004 was inconsequential. - Although considered a great invention in its own day, when balanced
against the microcomputer, sliced bread seems inconsequential.
[-ly adv.]
inconsistent(IN kuhn SIS tint) adj.not in agreement; not uniform; self-
contradictory; changeable - Given the facts that the police already knew, Arnold’s story could only be
described as inconsistent. - Fishermen’s tales tend to be inconsistent,with the size of the fish growing
in each retelling.
[-ly adv.]
incorporate(in KAWR pir AYT) vt.1. to join with something already there; to
combine; to embody; to include; 2. to merge or bring together to form a single
entity; 3. to form into a legally organized group that acts as a single entity - When the batter is well mixed, it’s time to add the egg yolks, one at a time
until each is incorporated. - Many smaller single-purpose companies incorporatethe multimeda giants
of today. - By incorporating,a company is able to protect its officers from personal lia-
bility for its misdeeds.
[-d, incorporating] [Syn. embody, include]
indecorous(in DEK oer is) adj.lacking propriety; lacking correctness; not in
good taste; unseemly - Arthur’s indecorousdisplay of foul language at the ballpark indicated that
he’d had a few too many beers. - The army frowns upon indecorousbehavior by anyone in uniform—this is
the main reason it employs MPs.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. improper]
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