1. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept

not elegant or graceful in expression

Example Sentences:
'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?'

Synonyms

• awkward
• clumsy
• cumbersome
• ill-chosen
• inapt

2. feckless, inept

generally incompetent and ineffectual

Example Sentences:
'feckless attempts to repair the plumbing'
'inept handling of the account'

Synonyms

• feckless

3. inept, tactless

revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

Example Sentences:
'an inept remark'
'it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable'

Synonyms

• tactless