unskilled

American  

[uhn-skild] / ʌnˈskɪld /

adjective

1. of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.

2. not demanding special training or skill.

   unskilled occupations.

3. exhibiting a marked lack of skill or competence.

   an unskilled painting; an unskilled writer.

4. not skilled skill skilled or expert.

   He was unskilled in the art of rhetoric.

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unskilled British  

/ ʌnˈskɪld /

adjective

1. not having or requiring any special skill or training

   unskilled workers

   an unskilled job

2. having or displaying no skill; inexpert

   he is quite unskilled at dancing

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Etymology

Origin of unskilled

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + skilled

Example Sentences

“If the population growth is negative or has depressed then there’s a labor force issue and many employers of unskilled workers are feeling the pinch.”

From Los Angeles Times

Providing unskilled public work across all but fully urban districts, the scheme has become a backbone of rural livelihoods, cushioning demand during economic shocks.

From BBC

The Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, became the first mass labor organization, welcoming all “producers”: skilled and unskilled, Black and white, men and women.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s technological wizardry engineered by the man behind the curtain himself to convince the Munchkins that Glinda, charismatic but haplessly unskilled, has supernatural talents.

From Los Angeles Times

India has largely missed the bus on low-end, unskilled factory work - jobs China dominated for decades.

From BBC

Related Words

• incompetent
• inexperienced
• uneducated
• unqualified
• unschooled