incompetently
In bungling fashion
Incompetently means in a manner lacking the skill or ability to do something properly: The case was incompetently handled from the start.
The word implies failure through inadequacy rather than bad luck or difficult circumstances—someone acting incompetently simply isn't up to the task.
Lacking competence or grace
- amateurishlyIn unskilled manner
- unprofessionallyIn an unbecoming work manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
bunglingly · maladroitly · ham-handedly · fumblingly · sloppily · ham-fistedly · heavy-handedly · gracelessly
Without producing intended results
- futilelyIn a fruitless manner
- uselesslyWithout achieving anything
- fruitlesslyWithout achieving the goal
- unproductivelyWithout useful outcome
unsuccessfully · pointlessly · feebly · inadequately · insufficiently · deficiently · poorly · weakly
ineptly
Lacking competence or grace
- amateurishlyIn unskilled manner
- unprofessionallyIn an unbecoming work manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
awkwardly · bunglingly · maladroitly · ham-handedly · fumblingly · sloppily · ham-fistedly · heavy-handedly · gracelessly · gauchely
ineffectively
Without producing intended results
- futilelyIn a fruitless manner
- uselesslyWithout achieving anything
- fruitlesslyWithout achieving the goal
unproductively · unsuccessfully · pointlessly · feebly · inadequately · insufficiently · deficiently · poorly · weakly · lamely
incompetentlycompetently
With adequate skill
ably · capably · skillfully · expertly · proficiently
- mentally incompetentLacking cognitive capacity