legally not qualified or sufficient; a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband; incompetent witnesses

[ Syn: unqualified ]

not qualified or suited for a purpose; an incompetent secret service; the filming was hopeless incompetent'

someone who is not competent to take effective action

[ Syn: incompetent person ]

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 ]

not doing a good job; incompetent at chess

[ Syn: unskilled ]

not meeting requirements; unequal to the demands put upon him

[ Syn: incapable , unequal to ]