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skill-less

or skil·less

[ skil-lis ]
/ ˈskɪl lɪs /
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adjective
without skill; unskilled or unskillful.
Archaic.
  1. without knowledge; ignorant.
  2. (of things) done or made in a clumsy or unskilled manner.
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Origin of skill-less

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at skill1, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM skill-less

skill-less·ness, noun

Words nearby skill-less

skilless, skillet, skillful, skilling, skillion, skill-less, skill set, skilly, Skil Saw, skim, ski mask
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How to use skill-less in a sentence

  • Never was ripe skill less mechanical, and never was the faculty of perpetual evocation less addicted to prudent economies.

    Picture and Text|Henry James
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