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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unskilfulnes(s, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. unskilfulnes (c1410); Unskilful(l adj.] Lack of skill or expertise. — 1629 Justiciary Cases I 99.
His misluk … may be ascryvet to his unskilfulnes want of servandis or insufficiencie of nettis he being ane puir man 1641 Baillie I 334.
Seeing the people, through their barbarous unskilfulness, hurt their own profite, he strove to direct them 1681 Inverness Rec. II 298.
The samen clock is altogither neglectit and out of order be the remissnes & unskilfulnes of Jon Fraser, smith
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