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“unskilfully” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unskilfully
imperite (in an inexperienced manner): inepte: incommode (unsuitably): inscite (without proper knowledge or judgement).

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What is the Latin word for unskilfully?
The usual Latin words for “unskilfully” are imperītus, ineptus, incommodus; also īnscītus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.