skillless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

skill +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

skillless (not comparable)

  1. Uncommon spelling of skilless.
    • 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[edit]

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