unskilled

[ uhn-skild ]
/ ʌnˈskɪld /
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adjective

of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
not demanding special training or skill: unskilled occupations.
exhibiting a marked lack of skill or competence: an unskilled painting; an unskilled writer.
not skilled or expert: He was unskilled in the art of rhetoric.

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Origin of unskilled

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

Words nearby unskilled

unsightly, unsigned, unsinkable, unsized, unskilful, unskilled, unskilled labor, unskillful, unslaked lime, unsling, unsmiling
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Words related to unskilled

uneducated, inexperienced, unschooled, incompetent, unqualified, awkward, green, inadequate, inept, inexpert, raw, unable, undeveloped, unequipped, unhandy, untalented

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British Dictionary definitions for unskilled

unskilled
/ (ʌnˈskɪld) /

adjective

not having or requiring any special skill or trainingunskilled workers; an unskilled job
having or displaying no skill; inexperthe is quite unskilled at dancing
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