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unskilfullness

unskilfullness is the archaic spelling of unskilfulness.

Meaning of unskilfulness

Noun

unskilfulness (uncountable)

  1. Lack of skill.
    • The mind sometimes exercises this judgment out of necessity, where demonstrative proofs and certain knowledge are not to be had; and sometimes out of laziness, unskilfulness, or haste, even where demonstrative and certain proofs are to be had.1690, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II.

Origin of unskilfullness

From unskilfull + -ness.

Questions about unskilfullness

What is unskilfullness the archaic spelling of?
Unskilfullness is the archaic spelling of unskilfulness.

Words near unskilfullness in the dictionary

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

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