unskillfulness

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The siege of Veii in Tuscany, the first considerable enterprise of the Romans, was protracted to the tenth year, much less by the strength of the place than by the unskillfulness of the besiegers.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Milman, Henry Hart

Thou knowest my unskillfulness; teach me the wondrous things out of Thy law and heal me.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters by Mee, Arthur

Slight fault, unskillfulness, or negligence, either as to the sufficiency of the carriage, or to the driving of it, may render the owner responsible in damages for injury to passengers.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

I presume this is the first time that it has been put in print; but I fear the copy has several corruptions, occasioned by the unskillfulness of the copyist.

From The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 by Fairbanks, George R.

The public interest did not receive so great damage from Octavius's unskillfulness in his management of affairs, as from his omitting needful measures, through too strict observance of the law.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh