Is "deft" a word?
Is it related to "adept?"
Is "inept' the opposite of adept?
adept -- highly skilled proficient. Latin.
adequate -- 1. fully sufficient 2. barely sufficient. From Latin.
deft- neat and skillful, adroit. From Old English.
It does not appear to be related to inept. "Inept" is from Latin, from "aptus" which means "to fit," and the "ept" in adept is supposedly from a different word, "apisci," which means "to get" in Latin. It certainly looks like the same root to me (ept)... I will have to consult my unabridged dictionary about this discrepancy!
And why does "adequate" sound so inadequate when your supervisor says your skills are adequate?!
I'd much rather be adept than adequate, and deft rather than adroit.
Is it better to be adequately deft or deftly adequate...?
Why do I always have more questions?
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