English → Latin
“unskilfully” in Latin
imperītusunskilled; unfamiliar, ignorant of, unacquainted with, inexperiencedineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillyincommodusinconvenient, unsuitable, unfit, unseasonable; troublesome, disagreeableīnscītusignorant, inexperienced, unskilful; silly, stupid
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).
Quick answer
- 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.