unskillful
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un·skill·ful
(ŭn-skĭl′fəl)adj.
1. Unskilled; inexpert.
2. Obsolete Ignorant.
un·skill′ful·ly adv.
un′skill′ful·ness n.
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un•skill•ful
(ʌnˈskɪl fəl)adj.
not skillful; clumsy or bungling; inept.
Also, esp. Brit.,un•skil′ful.[1555–65]
un•skill′ful•ly, adv.
un•skill′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship" |
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unskillful
adjective1. Lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results:
2. Lacking the required professional skill:
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