unskilled
Americanadjective
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of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
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not demanding special training or skill.
unskilled occupations.
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exhibiting a marked lack of skill or competence.
an unskilled painting; an unskilled writer.
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not skilled or expert.
He was unskilled in the art of rhetoric.
adjective
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not having or requiring any special skill or training
unskilled workers
an unskilled job
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having or displaying no skill; inexpert
he is quite unskilled at dancing
Etymology
Origin of unskilled
Example Sentences
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Unskilled jobs like litter pickups are less than ideal, because they don’t involve career training.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
Unskilled workers were hit hard when, under pressure from globalisation and automation, employers downsized, moved or simply shut down.
From Economist • Jul. 19, 2018
Unskilled workers are left with the choice of accepting lower wages or leaving the labor force.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2018
Unskilled and semi-skilled jobs are largely given to the children of friends and relatives.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2018
Unskilled operators, and those opening very large hogs, need an assistant to hold this.
From Home Pork Making by Fulton, A. W.
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