half-taught
- a word derived from taught.
Example Sentences
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It was like being back at Jordan, being quizzed on something she’d been half-taught, “Sort of,” she said.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
The vibrant relief in her companion's voice stirred her, and she realised once more that in choosing this half-taught girl, at least, Gregory had acted with wholly unusual wisdom.
From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus
But these are inanities which an inexperienced and half-taught girl might possibly utter in a familiar letter.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 by Various
He really had a contempt for what a handsome half-taught girl of twenty-three might think.
From Marcella by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Thus hath the parable of actual life led this zealous but half-taught youth to enter into the higher truth.
From More Bywords by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
