unskillful

[ uhn-skil-fuhl ]

/ ʌnˈskɪl fəl /

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adjective

not skillful; clumsy or bungling.

Also especially British, un·skil·ful .

Origin of unskillful

1350–1400; 1555–65 for current sense; Middle English unskylful unreasonable. See un-¹, skillful

SYNONYMS FOR unskillful

untrained, maladroit, inept.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unskillful

un·skill·ful·ly, adverbun·skill·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby unskillful

unsinkable, unsized, unskilful, unskilled, unskilled labor, unskillful, unslaked lime, unsling, unsmiling, unsnag, unsnap

Example sentences from the Web for unskillful

No man could ascend it except at the southeast corner, and at that place a ladder or a rope was needed by the unskillful.
Heroes of the Middle West|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
They represented him as an unfaithful, or unskillful laborer in the gospel, and as one who was not a subject of divine grace.
Sermons on Various Important Subjects|Andrew Lee
People unused to the world have babbling countenances, and are unskillful enough to show what they have sense enough not to tell.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9|Various
As to Guano, it has not paid me; but that may be the fault of careless or unskillful application.
What I know of farming:|Horace Greeley

For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness; for he is but a babe.
Wit and Humor of the Bible|Marion D. Shutter

单词	unskillful
释义	unskillful [ uhn-skil-fuhl ] / ʌnˈskɪl fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unskillful ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not skillful; clumsy or bungling. Also especially British, un·skil·ful . Origin of unskillful 1350–1400; 1555–65 for current sense; Middle English unskylful unreasonable. See un-¹, skillful SYNONYMS FOR unskillful untrained, maladroit, inept. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unskillful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unskillful un·skill·ful·ly, adverbun·skill·ful·ness, noun Words nearby unskillful unsinkable, unsized, unskilful, unskilled, unskilled labor, unskillful, unslaked lime, unsling, unsmiling, unsnag, unsnap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unskillful No man could ascend it except at the southeast corner, and at that place a ladder or a rope was needed by the unskillful. Heroes of the Middle West\|Mary Hartwell Catherwood They represented him as an unfaithful, or unskillful laborer in the gospel, and as one who was not a subject of divine grace. Sermons on Various Important Subjects\|Andrew Lee People unused to the world have babbling countenances, and are unskillful enough to show what they have sense enough not to tell. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9\|Various As to Guano, it has not paid me; but that may be the fault of careless or unskillful application. What I know of farming:\|Horace Greeley For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness; for he is but a babe. Wit and Humor of the Bible\|Marion D. Shutter Words related to unskillful amateurish, awkward, clumsy, gauche, inapt, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, maladroit, menial, unskilled, unartful
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