unskillfulness

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The amount of jagged dark line which then will mark the limits of the squares will be the exact measure of your unskillfulness.

From The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners by Ruskin, John

Unskillfulness -- N. unskillfulness &c. adj.; want of skill &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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 unskillfulness of labor is more than overcome by the excess of fertile and naturally productive land, of rich sites still unoccupied, the cream of which, as it were, needs only to be culled.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm

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.