WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•ex•pert /ɪnˈɛkspɜrt, ˌɪnɪkˈspɜrt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not expert;
unskilled.
in•ex•pert
(in eks′pûrt, in′ik spûrt′),USA pronunciation adj.
in•ex′pert•ly, adv.
in•ex′pert•ness, n.
- not expert;
unskilled.
- Latin inexpertus. See in-3, expert
- late Middle English 1400–50
in•ex′pert•ness, n.
'inexpert' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
awkward
- clumsy
- ill
- inexperienced
- unaccomplished
- unpracticed
- unskilled
- white-knuckle paddler