unskilfully

In amateur fashion

Unskilfully is the adverb form of unskilful, meaning in a manner that lacks skill, competence, or proficiency.

It describes actions performed clumsily, awkwardly, or without adequate expertise.

He unskilfully attempted to repair the leaky pipe, making the problem worse.

This is the British spelling; Americans typically write unskillfully with double l.

incompetent

ineptly

Lacking competence or grace

amateurishly · unprofessionally · inadequately · poorly · shoddily · sloppily · haphazardly · carelessly · ham-handedly · inexpertly

inexperienced

amateurishly

In unskilled manner

unschooled · untrained · unversed · naively · crudely · roughly · unpolished · unrefined · primitively · rudimentarily

awkward

clumsily

In an uncoordinated manner

gracelessly · inelegantly · maladroitly · lumberingly · stiffly · ham-fistedly · heavy-handedly · oafishly · woodenly · jerkily

Opposites
competence/proficiency in execution

unskilfullyskilfully

With practiced ability

expertly · masterfully · proficiently · competently · adeptly

Family

unskilful

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