incompetent

noun

  1. 1

    A person who is incompetent.

adjective

  1. 1

    Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.

    Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
  2. 2

    Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

    The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.
  3. 3

    Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.

  4. 4

    Not resistant to deformation or flow.

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