unskilled

adj

Etymology

From un- + skilled.

  1. derived from *(s)kelH-
  2. inherited from *skilōną
  3. derived from skilja
  4. inherited from scilian
  5. inherited from skilen
  6. formed as skilled — “skill + -ed
  7. formed as unskilled — “un- + skilled

Definitions

  1. Of a person or workforce

    Of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training.

    • In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.
  2. Of a job

    Of a job: not requiring skill or training.

  3. Of a made object

    Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unskilled. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA