skilless
Americanadjective
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A princely hand is skilless at the plough.
From The Rhesus of Euripedes by Euripedes
At sight of us, or else because he would not take the water at full speed, the horse reared, pawed the air, and fell clumsily, carrying his skilless rider with him.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Francis Lynde
A little patience, youth! 'twill not be long, Or I am skilless quite: an idle tongue, A humid eye, and steps luxurious, Where these are new and strange, are ominous.
From Endymion A Poetic Romance by John Keats
But his parrying of her question was passing skilless.
From The King of Arcadia by Francis Lynde
Words ending in double l, in taking ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, generally omit one l; as, fulness, skilless, fully skilful.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham
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