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The Clue

All thumbs (5 letter answer)

The Answer

INEPT

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Notes

The answer INEPT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.

Related Clues

Awkward
Bumbling
Bungling
Clueless
Clumsy
Gauche
Klutzy
Oafish
Fumble-fingered
Lacking the knack
Like a lubber
Like the Keystone Kops
Tending to bungle things

Definition

INEPT as an adjective:

1. (awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen) = not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?"
2. (feckless, inept) = generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
3. (inept, tactless) = revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"