Gentle
Gentle adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
Incompetent and gentle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incompetent" instead an adjective "Gentle".
Incompetent
Incompetent adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Gentle and incompetent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gentle" instead an adjective "Incompetent".
Nearby Words: incompetence, incompetently
Both words in one sentence
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It should also be noted, that while the mecha-mooks often are fragile, incompetent, and generally gentle at their jobs, expect the Mechanical Monster to be a far less kind to its prey.
Source: Mechanical Monster - Frameup: A rather more gentle example than usual - someone is framing Eleanor so that she looks incompetent, as opposed to guilty.
Source: Creator / Julia Quinn
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