unskilful
adjective
lacking dexterity or proficiency
unskilfully
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a word derived from
unskilful.
Example Sentences
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Slowly and unskilfully he imitated the old man’s delicate gestures.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
It has never been injured by restoration, but was broken across the ankles when found, and has been unskilfully put together.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
Early in the 2nd century a.d., pagan Egyptians, or perhaps foreigners settled in Egypt, essayed, as yet unskilfully, to write the native language in Greek letters.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
When they are skilfully made they are very pretty and add much to the picture and when they are done unskilfully it is fun to have people guess what they were meant for.
From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
But in spite of all this, the old lady was not convinced that she had played her cards unskilfully.
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Antonio Fogazzaro
