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unskillful

unskillful adjective: not skillful.

Adjective

unskillful (comparative more unskillful, superlative most unskillful)

  1. Not skillful.
    Synonyms:
    unskilled

Synonyms of unskillful

Forms of unskillful

comparativemore unskillful
superlativemost unskillful
alternative formunskilful

Origin of unskillful

From un- + skillful.

Words formed from unskillful

Questions about unskillful

What does unskillful mean?
Unskillful means not skillful.
What part of speech is unskillful?
Unskillful is an adjective.

Words near unskillful in the dictionary

  1. unskilfulness
  2. unskill
  3. unskilled
  4. unskilledly
  5. unskilledness
  6. unskillful
  7. unskillfullness
  8. unskillfully
  9. unskillfulness
  10. unskimmed
  11. unskimped

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