skill-less

American  

[skil-lis] / ˈskɪl lɪs /

Or skilless

adjective

1. without skill; unskilled or unskillful.

2. Archaic.

   1. without knowledge; ignorant.

   2. (of things) done or made in a clumsy or unskilled manner.

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Other Word Forms

• skill-lessness noun

Etymology

Origin of skill-less

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; skill ¹, -less

Example Sentences

That nostalgia often manifests itself into disaffection, wherein we spend our time sullenly denigrating current fighters as a bunch of skill-less, pampered babies who have undergone an ambitionectomy.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2017

One benefit of today’s digital media environment is that such tedious jobs are increasingly irrelevant – even for skill-less college students.

From Forbes • Jun. 10, 2015

Heavy the axe and full of pain Each weak and skill-less stroke, Yet strove the maids again, again, With walnut, beech, and oak.

From The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Cory, Fanny Y.

People who think the ax is a simple, skill-less tool, dependent for its efficiency solely upon the strength and industry with which it is wielded, make a great mistake.

From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by McElroy, John