unskillfully

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adverb

In an unskilled manner.

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

adverbunskillfully (comparative more unskillfully, superlative most unskillfully)

comparative more unskillfully · superlative most unskillfully

  1. In an unskilled manner.

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. Englishskillfully
  9. Englishunskillfully

From un- + skillfully.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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