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Definition of: incompetent
(in·kom′pə·tənt) adjective
1. Not competent; unable to do what is required.
2. Not legally qualified. See synonyms under BAD.
—noun An incompetent person. [<F incompétent]
—in·com′pe·tence, in·com′pe·ten·cy noun
—in·com′pe·tent·ly adverb
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