unskilful

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A form of unskillful — Not skillful.

OriginEnglish skilful ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunskilful (comparative more unskilful, superlative most unskilful)

comparative more unskilful · superlative most unskilful

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of unskillful.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishskilful
  9. Englishunskilful

From un- + skilful.

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APA

unskilful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unskilful

MLA

“unskilful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unskilful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unskilful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unskilful.

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