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Definition of unskillful - 2 dictionary results

un⋅skill⋅ful

  [uhn-skil-fuhl]
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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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un·skill·ful   (ŭn-skĭl'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Unskilled; inexpert.

  2. Obsolete Ignorant.

un·skill'ful·ly adv., un'skill'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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