"unskilled" meaning in English

See unskilled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: unskilled [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: un- + skilled Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|skilled}} un- + skilled Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An unskilled person is someone who do not have the skill to do something.
    Sense id: simple-unskilled-en-adj-0NmegXh9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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