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inapt
(encz) | inapt,neobratný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inapt
(encz) | inapt,neschopný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inapt
(encz) | inapt,nevhodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Inapt
(gcide) | Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf.
Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. --
In*apt"ness, n.
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inapt
(wn) | inapt
adj 1: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose
style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing
style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept
than to repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy,
cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen] |
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inaptitude
(encz) | inaptitude,neschopnost n: Zdeněk Brožinaptitude,nevhodnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
inaptly
(encz) | inaptly,nevhodně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
inaptness
(encz) | inaptness,neobratnost n: Zdeněk Brožinaptness,neschopnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Delphinapterus catodon
(gcide) | Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The
whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
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Note: The northern beluga (Delphinapterus catodon) is the
white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows
to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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2. the sturgeon (Huso huso) native to the Black Sea and
Caspian Sea; -- also called hausen. It is valued for its
roe, sold as caviar, and is also used for production of
isinglass. See also sturgeon.
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3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called
beluga caviar. The caviar of the beluga is considered
the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that
obtained from other sturgeon. See also sturgeon and
caviar.
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Inapt
(gcide) | Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf.
Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. --
In*apt"ness, n.
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Inaptitude
(gcide) | Inaptitude \In*apt"i*tude\, n. [In- + aptitude: cf. F.
inaptitude. Cf. Ineptitude.]
Lack of aptitude.
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Inaptly
(gcide) | Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf.
Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. --
In*apt"ness, n.
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Inaptness
(gcide) | Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf.
Inept.]
Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- In*apt"ly, adv. --
In*apt"ness, n.
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delphinapterus
(wn) | Delphinapterus
n 1: white whale [syn: Delphinapterus, genus Delphinapterus] |
delphinapterus leucas
(wn) | Delphinapterus leucas
n 1: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: {white
whale}, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas] |
genus delphinapterus
(wn) | genus Delphinapterus
n 1: white whale [syn: Delphinapterus, genus Delphinapterus] |
inaptitude
(wn) | inaptitude
n 1: a lack of aptitude [ant: aptitude] |
inaptness
(wn) | inaptness
n 1: inappropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would
be hard to imagine" [syn: inaptness, inappositeness]
[ant: appositeness, aptness] |
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