unskilled

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unskilled

/ʌnˈskɪld/

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adjective more unskilled · most unskilled

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.
Of a job: not requiring skill or training. The minimum hourly wage for construction workers has increased to NOK 250,30 per hour for skilled workers and NOK 226,90 for unskilled workers, with an additional rate of NOK 235,80 for unskilled workers with at least one year’s experience in the industry.
Of a made object: inexpertly made or showing a lack of skill.

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Closest in meaning: inexpert, amateurish, incompetent, unprofessional, semiskilled, bad, humble, unskillful, artless, hopeless, lowly, crude, clumsy, bungling, rough, lubberly

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adj of a person or workforce: not having a skill or technical training

Español	no especializado, inexperto, sin cualificaciones, inhábil
Italiano	imperito, inesperto, incompetente, impreparato, sprovveduto
Ελληνικά	ανειδίκευτος aneidíkeftos
Română	necalificat

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@misc{unskilled_2026,
  title = {unskilled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unskilled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}