inexpert

[ in-eks-purt, in-ik-spurt ]

/ ɪnˈɛks pɜrt, ˌɪn ɪkˈspɜrt /

not expert; unskilled.

Origin of inexpert

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inexpertus. See in-³, expert

in·ex·pert·ly, adverb in·ex·pert·ness, noun

He must indeed be an inexpert postmaster who could not change his letters as soon as the ostler changes his horses.

The History of the Post Office |Herbert Joyce
That two men should handle a stone so heavy, even swinging in the scissors, may appear strange to the inexpert.

Across the Plains |Robert Louis Stevenson
But either the horse had been hurt by inexpert riding and couldn't get up, or he was stubborn and wouldn't.

We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run |James Arthur Kjelgaard
But even to the inexpert these symptoms breathed of something dangerous.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson

Rose, inexpert though she was, soothed her lover with all the melodies he desired.

A Virgin Heart |Remy de Gourmont

inexpert

/ (ɪnˈɛkspɜːt) /

not expert; unskilled or unskilful; inept

inexpertly, adverb inexpertness, noun