unskilful

  • 61amateur — /ˈæmətə / (say amuhtuh), /ˈæmətʃə / (say amuhchuh) noun 1. someone who cultivates any study or art or other activity for personal pleasure instead of professionally or for gain. 2. an athlete who has never competed for money. 3. a superficial or… …

  • 62bad — I. /bæd / (say bad) adjective (worse, worst) 1. not good: bad conduct; a bad life; bad weather. 2. defective; worthless: a bad coin. 3. unsatisfactory; poor; below standard; inadequate: bad heating; a bad businessman. 4. incorrect; faulty: a bad… …

  • 63daubery — /ˈdɔbəri/ (say dawbuhree) noun unskilful painting or work. Also, daubry /ˈdɔbri/ (say dawbree) …

  • 64idiotic — /ɪdiˈɒtɪk/ (say idee otik) adjective of or like an idiot; senselessly foolish. Also, idiotical. {Late Latin idiōticus, from Greek idiōtikos private, unskilful} –idiotically, adverb …

  • 65maladroit — /mæləˈdrɔɪt/ (say maluh droyt) adjective lacking in adroitness; unskilful; awkward. {French. See mal , adroit} –maladroitly, adverb –maladroitness, noun …

  • 66worse — /ˈwɜs / (say wers) adjective (comparative of bad) 1. bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character. 2. more faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable. 3. more unfavourable or injurious. 4. in poorer… …

  • 67worst — /wɜst / (say werst) adjective (superlative of bad) 1. bad or ill in the greatest or highest degree. 2. most faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable. 3. most unfavourable or injurious. 4. in the poorest condition or health. 5. most unpleasant or… …

  • 68confusable words — 1. Words are most often confused because they are alike in form (or spelling) and in some aspect of meaning, as with fortunate and fortuitous, or prevaricate and procrastinate. Some sets are confused simply in spelling, although the meanings and… …

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  • 69ill — ill, sick Ill and sick share responsibilities in peculiar ways, and are not always interchangeable. To begin with, ill is more usually predicative (placed after a verb, as in She was ill), whereas sick occurs naturally in attributive position… …

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  • 70sick — ill, sick Ill and sick share responsibilities in peculiar ways, and are not always interchangeable. To begin with, ill is more usually predicative (placed after a verb, as in She was ill), whereas sick occurs naturally in attributive position… …

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