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Definition of "unskillful" []

  • Unskilled; inexpert. (adjective)
  • Obsolete Ignorant. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unskillful" in a sentence
  • "Germans [34] have been described as unskillful in the management of the horse and the lance, but on foot they formed a strong and impenetrable phalanx; and neither man, nor steed, nor armor, could resist the weight of their long and two-handed swords."
  • "The Germans have been described as unskillful in the management of the horse and the lance, but on foot they formed a strong and impenetrable phalanx; and neither man, nor steed, nor armor, could resist the weight of their long and two-handed swords."
  • "How does the Buddhist concept of behavior that is "unskillful" a term that Armstrong uses throughout the bookrelate to our relations with others and to our intentions in everyday life?"