unlearned
Americanadjective
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not learned; not scholarly or erudite.
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uneducated; untaught; unschooled; ignorant.
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not acquired by instruction, study, etc.
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known without being learned.
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of or relating to uneducated persons.
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Etymology
Origin of unlearned
First recorded in 1350–1400, unlearned is from the Middle English word unlerned. See un- 1, learned
Example Sentences
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Unlearned was she as one of the shy birds of the forest, but then she was eminently teachable.
From An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada by Wetherald, A. Ethelwyn
Unlearned Æneas fell aquake at such a wondrous thing,710 And asketh what it all may mean, what rivers these may be, And who the men that fill the banks with such a company.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Unlearned, he knew no schoolman's subtle art, No language, but the language of the heart.
From English Satires by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant
—O heart of man, unlearned in Fate and what the days may hide, Unlearned to be of measure still when swelled with happy tide!
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Ornithology Unlearned I in ornithology— All I know about the birds Is a bunch of etymology, Just a lot of high—flown words.
From Tobogganing on Parnassus by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)
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