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unskilled

adjective

un·​skilled ˌən-ˈskild How to pronounce unskilled (audio)
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

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web For Apple, one challenge has been finding in India the amount of skilled and unskilled labor that is available in China, analysts say. Rajesh Roy, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 The skilled workers and company executives tended to live in South Pullman, while the unskilled workers were funneled to the north side of the complex, Olomoniyi said. Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 Since 2015, though, emigration clearances issued by Gulf countries to unskilled or semi-skilled workers have been on a decline due to slowing growth, sluggish oil prices, and increasingly stringent labour laws. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 21 July 2022 This influx of rural Black residents, most unskilled and lacking education, increased poverty in the Black communities in a number of Southern cities. New York Times, 8 June 2022 According to Lehmann, being an unskilled or poor listener might affect one’s life in a few ways. Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Many who immigrate to the United States have to start their careers in lower-wage jobs, and they are looked down upon and dismissed as unskilled and unintelligent. NBC News, 31 Jan. 2022 Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research HURT: Preventing employers from hiring inexperienced and/or unskilled workers deprives them of the capacity to attain work skills and obtain experience. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022 But real wages for unskilled workers have been declining at an accelerating rate this year. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unskilled was in 1559

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