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unskillfully

See definition of unskillfully on Dictionary.com
  • as inawkwardly
  • as inbadly

synonyms for unskillfully

  • clumsily
  • stiffly
  • bunglingly
  • carelessly
  • fumblingly
  • gawkily
  • gracelessly
  • inelegantly
  • ineptly
  • lumberingly
  • unadroitly
  • uncouthly
  • ungracefully
  • with difficulty
On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to unskillfully, such as: clumsily, stiffly, bunglingly, carelessly, fumblingly, and gawkily.

antonyms for unskillfully

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  • adroitly
  • gracefully
  • skillfully
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How to use unskillfully in a sentence

He is also liable if delaying unreasonably to make repairs, or for making them unskillfully.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLES
It is a sound policy to avoid the ornateness that frequently accompanies a large and unskillfully planned area.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS DESIGNWILLIAM H. VARNUM
The fire was kindled in the usual manner, and the dinner was not unskillfully prepared by the Irishman.
ADRIFT IN THE WILDSEDWARD S. ELLIS
A basin properly lifted may accomplish more than a pail unskillfully swung.
AROUND THE TEA-TABLET. DE WITT TALMAGE
But this is an operation which, if done unskillfully, without a properly constructed kiln, may give rise to nuisance.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, NO. 421, JANUARY 26, 1884VARIOUS
In c they point parallel; e is unskillfully painted and lacks the dead or free ends.
MOHAVE POTTERYALFRED L. KROEBER
Mr. Bascom's attack was met valiantly, but unskillfully, from the back seats.
MR. CREWE'S CAREER, COMPLETEWINSTON CHURCHILL
During the afternoon came a package, rather unskillfully tied with a gilt cord.
LONG LIVE THE KINGMARY ROBERTS RINEHART
They spent long minutes fumbling unskillfully at the outer air-lock door.
THE HATE DISEASEWILLIAM FITZGERALD JENKINS
If unskillfully done, without sufficient hot water or preparation, it is a disagreeable task.
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE GIRL SCOUTSGIRL SCOUTS
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WORDS RELATED TO UNSKILLFULLY

  • bunglingly
  • carelessly
  • clumsily
  • fumblingly
  • gawkily
  • gracelessly
  • inelegantly
  • ineptly
  • lumberingly
  • stiffly
  • unadroitly
  • uncouthly
  • ungracefully
  • unskillfully
  • with difficulty
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.