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incompetent

noun

Meaning

  1. A person who is incompetent.
  2. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.
  3. Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
  4. Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
  5. Not resistant to deformation or flow.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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