uneducated

[ uhn-ej-oo-key-tid, -ed-yoo- ]
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adjective
  1. not educated.

Origin of uneducated

1
First recorded in 1580–90; un-1 + educated

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See ignorant.

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British Dictionary definitions for uneducated

uneducated

/ (ʌnˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. not having been educated to a good standard: poor uneducated people

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