Unapt

Unapt at any time to exact much personal attendance, and desirous to shun at that moment the necessity of speaking to any person whatever, even on the most trifling subject, he walked down into the kitchen to supply himself with what he wanted.

Saint Ronan's Well 2008

Unapt for witty or clownish dialogue, Peele rarely attempts, as Lyly and Greene did, to give fresh piquancy to an old story by the addition of subordinate humorous episodes; when he does, as in _Edward the First_, the result can hardly be termed a success.

The Growth of English Drama Arnold Wynne

Unapt at any time to exact much personal attendance, and desirous to shun at that moment the necessity of speaking to any person whatever, even on the most trifling subject, he walked down into the kitchen to supply himself with what he wanted.

St. Ronan's Well Walter Scott 1801

Doth thy glafs ftand? or b; thy moulting viriags Unapt to flie? if not, wjiy doft thou fpare A willing breaft; a breaft that ftands fo fjlr?

Thirty letters on various subjects .. 1783

Unapt as you are to inquire after news, dear Sir, you wish to have Admiral Rodney's victory confirmed. (

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Horace Walpole 1757