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In short, the conservatives were unfortunate, because they were unskillful and imprudent.
HISTORY OF THE JEWS, VOL. V (OF 6)HEINRICH GRAETZIf the teacher is unskillful or lazy the remedy for poor recitations usually is, "Take the same lesson for to-morrow."
THE RECITATIONGEORGE HERBERT BETTSIn unskillful hands the frail dugout would surely have been wrecked or upset.
TRAVELS IN ALASKAJOHN MUIRThus the unskillful player had to root for it, while the boys, being called together, encircled him and jeered.
REVISITING THE EARTHJAMES LANGDON HILLMollie and Betty, the two best skaters, rather hung back, letting the more unskillful Amy and Grace lead the way.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMPLAURA LEE HOPEMiss Hallowell entered, a small and demure hat upon her masses of thick fair hair arranged by anything but unskillful fingers.
THE GRAIN OF DUSTDAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPSThe scholars made no reply, and an unskillful teacher would imagine that time spent in such remarks would be wholly wasted.
THE TEACHERJACOB ABBOTTWith a poor bow, or with unskillful management, a great deal of it would be wasted.
GENGHIS KHAN, MAKERS OF HISTORY SERIESJACOB ABBOTTAnd was I now going to be like one of those ships which an unskillful turn of the helm runs ashore as it is leaving the harbor?
THE WORKS OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT, VOLUME II (OF 8)GUY DE MAUPASSANTTheir pistols were automatics, a style of weapon with which even the unskillful can shoot fairly accurately.
THE BOY CHUMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICOWILMER M. ELYWORDS RELATED TO UNSKILLFUL
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- butterfingers
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- having two left feet
- having two left hands
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