uninstructed

American  

[uhn-in-struhk-tid] / ˌʌn ɪnˈstrʌk tɪd /

adjective

1. not instructed; uninformed; uneducated.

2. (of a person acting in a representative capacity) not furnished with orders on how to proceed or vote; uncommitted.

   uninstructed convention delegates.

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Other Word Forms

• uninstructedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of uninstructed

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ¹ + instruct + -ed ²

Example Sentences

All four states have multiple candidates on the ballot, and three of them also have an option to vote for “uncommitted” or “uninstructed delegate.”

From Seattle Times

Likewise, it’s also introducing a “Just workout” feature — meaning that any uninstructed activity can be recorded within the Peloton app.

From The Verge

“The uninstructed eye sees things the expert does not notice,” Steinbeck wrote in that first submission to Le Figaro.

From New York Times

It was one of the few areas of Soviet life where the individual had agency, uninstructed by the state.

From New York Times

This might, in part, account for the high incidence of people, including uninstructed children, being harmed by animals in their own homes.

From Washington Post