Adjective

(en adjective)

Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.

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Of a job: not requiring skill or training.

Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

Adjective

(head)

Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability.

Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.

Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.