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undereducated

American  
[uhn-der-ej-oo-kayt-id] / ˌʌn dərˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪt ɪd /

adjective

  1. lacking adequate education, either because of limited access to education or because the quality of the education received is poor.


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By all accounts, these self-absorbed and overcredentialed but undereducated youths are struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"We were all kind of inappropriate in some ways and undereducated about the sensitivity of different issues."

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2022

“We were completely undereducated in terms of conversations about prejudice and race.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2020

He is especially critical of the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom he found undereducated and parochial.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2019

It would be a Swanburne squirrel through and through, and, therefore, its behavior could not be considered representative of the high-strung and woefully undereducated furball that is more typical of the species.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

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