unapt
Example Sentences
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A child's house, several stories high, constructed out of playing-cards,—is no unapt image of the frail erection before us.
From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William
Nor is his mind dull or unapt; he will rebut or ridicule an adversary with astonishing shrewdness.
From The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns by Caruthers, William Alexander
"No, sir," said Norton, growing desperate and colouring, which he was very unapt to do.
From Opportunities by Warner, Susan
He is quiet, and unapt to be struck with wonder at any of the actions of men.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)
She had never seen just such a colour in a man, and the Apollo simile was not so unapt.
From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton
