unfeaty

English

Etymology

From un- (“not”) +‎ feat (“dexterous”, adjective).

Adjective

unfeaty (comparative more unfeaty, superlative most unfeaty)

1. (obsolete, rare) Not feat or dexterous; clumsy.
   • a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:

     He never saw more unfeaty [clumsy] fellows than great clerks were.

References

• “unfeaty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.