incompetent

Definition

  • adjective: not competent
  • adjective: not legally qualified
  • synonyms: awkward, base, blank cartridge

Examples

  • He is too 'incompetent' to be trusted with such an important responsibility.

  • The defendant was declared 'incompetent' to stand trial.

  • The investigation was handled 'incompetently'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) of investigators in France... ...and we will hunt down the killer, retrieve the Pink Panther diamond... ...and then the Medal of Honor will be mine. And who is this incompetent? Oh, I think I know the perfect man for the job. Find him and bring him to Paris. His name is Clouseau. (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther
  • (..) ... it was an opportunity for my greatest triumph. I know what we need for the Gluant case. - What? - An incompetent. An unimaginative, by-the-book, low-level incompetent... ...who will plod along, getting nowhere... ...with the media (..)
    2006 The Pink Panther