skillless

skillless

English

Alternative forms

• skilless
• skill-less

Etymology

skill +‎ -less

Adjective

skillless (not comparable)

1. Without skill; unskilled, inept.
   • 2000, Muhammad Khalid Masud, Travellers in faith:

     It may appear skillless for a preacher to snub the simple aspirations of his audience so brutally.

   • 2005, Juliana Essen, "Right development": the Santi Asoke Buddhist reform movement of Thailand:

     The system taught children to be skillless, "big head but small hands."

   • 2006, David Salomon, Foundations of computer security:

     Fool, someone not bright or skillless.

Usage notes

• The hyphenated spelling skill-less may be preferred in order to avoid the unusual run of three of the same letter.