unskillful

unskillful
/un skil"feuhl/, adj.
not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
Also, esp. Brit., unskilful.
[1350-1400; 1555-65 for current sense; ME unskylful unreasonable. See UN-1, SKILLFUL]
Syn. untrained, maladroit, inept.

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