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unskilful

unskilful is the alternative spelling of unskillful.

Meaning of unskillful

Adjective

unskillful (comparative more unskillful, superlative most unskillful)

  1. Not skillful.
    Synonyms:
    unskilled

Forms of unskilful

comparativemore unskilful
superlativemost unskilful

Origin of unskilful

From un- + skilful.

Words formed from unskilful

Questions about unskilful

What is unskilful the alternative spelling of?
Unskilful is the alternative spelling of unskillful.

Words near unskilful in the dictionary

  1. unskewered
  2. unskewing
  3. unskews
  4. unskiable
  5. unskied
  6. unskilful
  7. unskilfullness
  8. unskilfully
  9. unskilfulness
  10. unskill
  11. unskilled

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