unschooled

unschooled
unschooled (adj.) 1580s, "untrained," from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + pp. of SCHOOL (Cf. school) (v.).

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  • unschooled — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking schooling or training. 2) not affected; natural and spontaneous …   English terms dictionary

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  • unschooled — [[t]ʌ̱nsku͟ːld[/t]] ADJ GRADED An unschooled person has had no formal education. [LITERARY] ...unskilled work done by unschooled people... He was almost completely unschooled …   English dictionary

  • unschooled — adjective Date: 1589 1. not schooled ; untaught, untrained < an unschooled woodsman > 2. not artificial ; natural < unschooled talent > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unschooled — /un skoohld /, adj. 1. not schooled, taught, or trained: Though unschooled, he had a grasp of the subject. 2. not acquired or artificial; natural: an unschooled talent. [1580 90; UN 1 + SCHOOL1 + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • unschooled — adj. unschooled in * * * [ˌʌn skuːld] unschooled in …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unschooled — adjective a) Not schooled; not having been to school. He was unschooled in the art of persuasion. b) inexperienced in something …   Wiktionary

  • unschooled — un•schooled [[t]ʌnˈskuld[/t]] adj. 1) not schooled, taught, or trained 2) not acquired or artificial; natural: an unschooled ability[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • unschooled — Synonyms and related words: Gothic, Philistine, amateurish, artless, barbarous, benighted, bookless, deceived, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, empty headed, functionally illiterate, grammarless, heathen, hoodwinked, ill… …   Moby Thesaurus

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