skill-less

Or skil·less

[skil-lis]

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.

Other Word Forms

• skill-lessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of skill-less¹

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