Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Usage example: looking for an able and reliable assistant
Nearby Word: ability
Inexpert
Inexpert adjective - Lacking or showing a lack of expert skill.
Usage example: an inexpert attempt at putting on an outdoor concert
Nearby Words: inexperience, inexpertly
Both words in one sentence
- In Jo's Boys, Meg won't let her daughter Daisy marry Nat because — besides his being an ex-homeless nobody — Meg (a Widow Woman by this point) doesn't think the sensitive, very young and inexpert musician will be able to man up and provide for Daisy.
Source: Parental Marriage Veto
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