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nonproficient

nonproficient adjective: not proficient.

Adjective

nonproficient (not comparable)

  1. Not proficient.
    • Most nonproficient speakers found it harder to find employment.

Origin of nonproficient

From non- + proficient.

Words that rhyme with nonproficient

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Questions about nonproficient

What does nonproficient mean?
Nonproficient means not proficient.
What part of speech is nonproficient?
Nonproficient is an adjective.

Words near nonproficient in the dictionary

  1. nonprofessions
  2. nonprofessor
  3. nonprofessorial
  4. nonprofessors
  5. nonproficiency
  6. nonproficient
  7. nonprofit
  8. nonprofitability
  9. nonprofitable
  10. nonprofiteering
  11. nonprofiting

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