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skill-less

or skil·less

[ skil-lis ]

/ ˈskɪl lɪs /

adjective

without skill; unskilled or unskillful.

Archaic.

without knowledge; ignorant.
(of things) done or made in a clumsy or unskilled manner.

Words nearby skill-less

skil saw, skilfish, skilful, skill, skill set, skill-less, skillcentre, skilled, skilled labor, skilless, skillet

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

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