unmastered
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmæstərd/
- Her unmastered skills in the subject became apparent during the examination.
Examples
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The musician struggled with the difficult piece because it remained unmastered despite many hours of practice.
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He couldn't speak properly of love anymore, since it meant for him something thinner and more elegant than the sloppy, unmastered emotion it is among the living.
Fiction book (2000) -
But that art unmastered will create an ugly life, an ugly life.
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He felt that his unmastered techniques in painting held him back from creating great artwork.
Synonyms
Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
Having no ability or training to do something well
Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unmastered comes from un- meaning 'not' and master meaning 'to be very good at or to control' something. So if a skill, routine, or fear is unmastered, it means it has not been learned or controlled yet.