unskilled
adjective
un·skilled
ˌən-ˈskild 
1
: not skilled in a branch of work : lacking technical training
an unskilled worker
2
: not requiring skill
unskilled jobs
3
: marked by lack of skill
produced unskilled poems
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an unskilled handling of the facial features in the portrait explains why it is attributed to “school of Velázquez” and not to the master himself
hired unskilled workers because they would work for lower wages
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Fritz could acquire land near the city, hire both skilled and unskilled labor, and insert his new company in the trade and finance links the city had with the outside world, thanks to the social capital present in the city and his access to it.
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
The researchers use a number of examples: the toolmaking done by our primate relatives, asking unskilled humans to make a stone tool, and random chipping of rocks.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
While the industrialists did become richer at a faster rate than the average laborer, unskilled workers also experienced significant increases in wealth due to the industrial economy.
—Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
With this drug in unskilled hands, this sleep was permanent.
—Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2011
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
The researchers use a number of examples: the toolmaking done by our primate relatives, asking unskilled humans to make a stone tool, and random chipping of rocks.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
While the industrialists did become richer at a faster rate than the average laborer, unskilled workers also experienced significant increases in wealth due to the industrial economy.
—Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
With this drug in unskilled hands, this sleep was permanent.
—Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2011
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“Unskilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unskilled. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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unskilled
adjective
un·skilled
ˌən-ˈskild
ˈən-
1
: not skilled
especially
: not skilled in a branch of work : lacking mechanical training
an unskilled worker
2
: not requiring skill
unskilled jobs
3
: marked by lack of skill
an unskilled painting
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