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skillless

A form of skilless — Without skill; unskilled, inept.

Scrabble 13

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Meanings

adjectiveskillless (not comparable)

not comparableuncommonUncommon spelling of skilless.
Fool, someone not bright or skillless.
2006, David Salomon, Foundations of computer security
2 more examples
It may appear skillless for a preacher to snub the simple aspirations of his audience so brutally.
2000, Muhammad Khalid Masud, Travellers in faith
The system taught children to be skillless, "big head but small hands."
2005, Juliana Essen, "Right development": the Santi Asoke Buddhist reform movement of Thailand

Origin

From skill + -less.

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APA

skillless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skillless

MLA

“skillless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skillless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skillless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skillless.

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