UNSKILLFUL

botchy, butcherly, unskillful

(adjective) poorly done; “a botchy piece of work”; “it was an unskillful attempt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unskillful (comparative more unskillful, superlative most unskillful)

Not skillful.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*skill"ful, a. Etym: [Spelt also unskilful.]

1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician.

2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant. Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but make the judicious grieve. Shak.

– Un*skill"ful*ly, adv.

– Un*skill"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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