in·apt 
/ɪnˈæpt/ adjective
/ɪnˈæpt/ adjective [more inapt; most inapt] somewhat formal : not appropriate or suitable : not apt
▪ an inapt [=inappropriate] analogy/metaphor/comparison ▪ His description of the experience as “weird” isn't altogether inapt. [=it is somewhat accurate] — compare inept
▪ an inapt [=inappropriate] analogy/metaphor/comparison ▪ His description of the experience as “weird” isn't altogether inapt. [=it is somewhat accurate] — compare inept
— in·apt·ly adverb
▪ We had lunch at the inaptly named “Good Eats Diner.”
▪ We had lunch at the inaptly named “Good Eats Diner.”
— in·apt·ness noun [noncount]
