unskillful
adjective
un·skill·ful
ˌən-ˈskil-fəl 
: not skillful : lacking in skill or proficiency
unskillfulness
noun
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Examples of unskillful in a Sentence
an unskillful editor can be worse than none at all
some painfully unskillful playing by the band's guitarist
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It was intended to be a mockery of the way White people danced, though plantation owners often interpreted slaves' movements as unskillful attempts to be like them.
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Scottie Andrew and Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 July 2020
As is often the case, Louie was unlucky — and also unskillful.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
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Scottie Andrew and Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 July 2020
As is often the case, Louie was unlucky — and also unskillful.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
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“Unskillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unskillful. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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