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Inept Sort Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GOMER" which means:
- noun
- • A former small hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 l or 2.1 quarts.
- • A vessel of one omer.
- • The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of passover.
- • The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between passover and shavuot.
- • A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars.
- • A stupid, awkward, or oafish person.
- • An inept trainee or serviceperson.
- • An opponent in combat or in training.
- • An undesirable hospital patient, or a patient who does not need medical care.
- • A dirty, senile, or otherwise unpleasant patient.
- • A patient who does not respond to medical treatment.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The doctor concluded that the patient was a gomer."
- • "The nursing staff found it challenging to care for a difficult gomer."
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