incapably
In helpless fashion
In a manner showing inability or lack of capacity.
The word is rare, appearing mainly in legal or formal contexts where someone acts incapably—that is, without the competence or qualification to perform a task: The estate was incapably managed by the aging executor.
Lacking competence or grace
- bunglinglyIn a clumsy manner
- blunderinglyIn fumbling manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
maladroitly · amateurishly · unskillfully · ineffectively · inefficiently · poorly · incompetently · unprofessionally
Without ability to cope
- impotentlyWithout strength or influence
- powerlesslyWithout ability to act
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
- weaklyWithout much force
defenselessly · vulnerably · futilely · hopelessly · uselessly · ineffectually · unproductively · fruitlessly
Without any restrictions
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- insufficientlyTo a lacking degree
- unsuitablyIn an unfitting manner
- deficientlyIn an inadequate way
ineptly
Lacking competence or grace
- bunglinglyIn a clumsy manner
- blunderinglyIn fumbling manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
awkwardly · maladroitly · amateurishly · unskillfully · ineffectively · inefficiently · poorly · incompetently · unprofessionally · fumblingly
helplessly
Without ability to cope
- impotentlyWithout strength or influence
- powerlesslyWithout ability to act
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
weakly · defenselessly · vulnerably · futilely · hopelessly · uselessly · ineffectually · unproductively · fruitlessly · vainly
unqualifiedly
Without any restrictions
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- insufficientlyTo a lacking degree
- unsuitablyIn an unfitting manner
incapablycapably
With sufficient skill
competently · ably · skillfully · proficiently · aptly