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unskillful
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un⋅skill⋅ful
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ʌnˈskɪl
fəl
/
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–adjective
not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
Also,
especially British
,
un⋅skil⋅ful.
Origin:
1350–1400;
1555–65
for current sense; ME
unskylful
unreasonable.
See
un-
1
,
skillful
Related forms:
un⋅skill⋅ful⋅ly,
adverb
un⋅skill⋅ful⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
untrained, maladroit, inept.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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un·skill·ful
(ŭn-skĭl'fəl)
adj.
Unskilled; inexpert.
Obsolete
Ignorant.
un·skill'ful·ly
adv.
,
un'skill'ful·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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