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Lacking the skills or ability needed to perform a task adequately.

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incompetent

The novel depicts an incompetent guide whose poor maps delay the expedition.
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An incompetent fictional supervisor cannot carry out the basic measuring and grouping the task requires, despite insisting that no assistance is needed.
From When a Process Falls Short.
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