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untutored

American  
[uhn-too-terd, -tyoo-] / ʌnˈtu tərd, -ˈtyu- /

adjective

  1. not tutored; untaught; uninstructed.

  2. naive, ignorant, or unsophisticated.

untutored British  
/ ʌnˈtjuːtəd /

adjective

  1. without formal instruction or education

  2. lacking sophistication or refinement

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Etymology

Origin of untutored

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + tutor + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Untutored troutlets wandered guilelessly through the screen and were swallowed by the big fish, but Kanayama's conditioned babies made no such mistake.

From Time Magazine Archive

Untutored, unlicensed, Bonesetter Reese was able by deft manipulation quickly to cure cases which would otherwise have required lengthy treatment.

From Time Magazine Archive

Untutored, but capable of sensitivity, of love, of being a '90s beau ideal, if given a chance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Untutored is the worst he'll allow himself to seem.

From Time Magazine Archive

Untutored as she was, Tess had read the message in the student's eyes.

From Tess of the Storm Country by White, Grace Miller

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