"unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
is similar to
showing lack of art
"an artless translation"
is similar to
poorly done
"a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
is similar to
spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness
"a bungled job"
is similar to
showing lack of skill or aptitude
"a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
is similar to
not carefully or expertly made
"managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry"
is similar to
of a person unable to do something skillfully
"I'm hopeless at mathematics"
is similar to
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
is similar to
clumsy and unskilled
"a big stupid lubberly fellow"
is similar to
impaired in skill by neglect
is similar to
possessing or requiring limited skills
"semiskilled dockworkers"; "a semiskilled job"
is similar to
deficient or lacking in some skill
"he's weak in spelling"
see also
not qualified or suited for a purpose
"an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
see also
lacking practical experience or training