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Unskillful definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNSKILL'FUL, a. Not skillful; wanting the knowledge and dexterity which are acquired by observation, use and experience; as an unskillful surgeon; an unskillful mechanic; an unskillful logician.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt" [syn: botchy, butcherly, unskillful]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1565 not skillful ; lacking in skill or proficiency • unskillfully adverb • unskillfulness noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unskillful Un*skill"ful, a. [Spelt also unskilful.] 1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician. 2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant. Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but make the judicious grieve. --Shak. -- Un*skill"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*skill"ful*ness, n.

Moby Thesaurus

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