ungifted

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Recent Examples of ungifted Joey, the young man Jack takes under his wing (Nicholas Podany), is an ungifted salesman at first. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023 The glamorous women who pursued Lawrence were flummoxed by his loyalty to Frieda: stout, older than he was, decidedly ungifted with words. Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker, 2 June 2021 Portland, with a very ungifted mayor, should request help from the Federal Government. Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungifted
Adjective
  • The second act chronicles the hard slog of pushing a lousy act with an untalented lead on a dying vaudeville circuit.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As the divas Dee Dee and Barry, Susan Haefner and Benjamin Howes don’t pretend to be untalented, just obnoxiously vain.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Adjective
  • Geyser was diagnosed the following August with childhood-onset schizophrenia and ruled incompetent to stand trial, a decision that was reversed that December.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In 2023, he was found medically incompetent to stand trial and removed from the case.
    Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One man allegedly unloaded his pistol into Mary, only to find that the bullets were incapable of penetrating her thick hide.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In the 1980s, Washington was seized by the worry that American industry was incapable of competing with Japan’s economic juggernaut.
    Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, the federal government is practically throwing cash in an incinerator by handing over blank checks to these predatory schools to begin with, only for courts to mandate debt elimination on the backend or borrowers driven into poverty by the schools rendered unable to pay back a penny.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • When the Eaton Fire started 10 days ago, Martin was unable to find temporary housing nearby.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There are another 10 or so, such as Lil Joe, who are unfit for release after difficult histories.
    Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Lee Monroe Straight-leg Jeans $43 $28 at Amazon Denim is notoriously unfit for traveling in, but reviewers say these Lee jeans are an exception.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • To an untutored lurker, the whole thing seemed like … a frickin’ ballet, or some less dainty choreography, a headlong dance of astounding precision.
    Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Blessed with a harsh, untutored, yet inimitably soulful voice, MacGowan forged a blend of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock that was later mimicked outright by bands the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, and left a clear influence on acts such as Gogol Bordello and Mumford and Sons.
    Andrew Barker, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results.
    Jennie Germann Molz, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Adjective
  • The platform rewards genuine, unpolished content over studio-quality production.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This Tourbillon Souverain in a 38mm steel case is listed by Wind Vintage, and is in unpolished condition.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Ungifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungifted. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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