Incompetent - Definition

adj 1: legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually
considered unqualified to testify against her husband";
"incompetent witnesses" [syn: incompetent,
unqualified] [ant: competent]
2: not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret
service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" [ant:
competent]
3: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did
a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn:
bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent]
4: not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" [syn:
incompetent, unskilled]
5: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon
him" [syn: incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)]
n 1: someone who is not competent to take effective action [syn:
incompetent, incompetent person]