unlearned
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un·learn·ed
(ŭn-lûr′nĭd)adj.
1. Not educated; ignorant or illiterate.
2. Not skilled or versed in a specified discipline.
3. (-lûrnd′) Not acquired by training or studying: an unlearned response.
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unlearned
(ʌnˈlɜːnɪd)adj
ignorant or untaught
unˈlearnedly adv
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un•learn•ed
(ʌnˈlɜr nɪd for 1,2,5; ʌnˈlɜrnd for 3,4 )adj.
1. uneducated; ignorant.
2. not scholarly or erudite; not learned.
3. not having been learned: an unlearned lesson.
4. known or possessed without having been learned.
[1350–1400]
un•learn′ed•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | unlearned - not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex" |
| 2. | unlearned - not well learned unscholarly - not scholarly | |
| 3. | unlearned - uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" uneducated - not having a good education |
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unlearned
adjective1. Without education or knowledge:
2. Lacking the requisite scholarship or instruction:
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unlearned - not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"
unlearned - not well learned