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

Uninstructed and agendaless, the group begins to coalesce in a highly charged emotional atmosphere.

From Time Magazine Archive

Uninstructed public opinion at home called for the movement, and forced Lord Roberts' hand, but it was never an imperative military necessity.

From A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans by

Thus happy they dwelt in a rural domain, Uninstructed in commerce, unpractised in gain, 'Till, taught by the loadstone to traverse the seas, Columbus came over, that bold Genoese.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Freneau, Philip

Uninstructed and unaccredited I left that night for the front; my outfit one A.D.C., two horses, two mules and a buggy.

From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Hamilton, Ian, Sir

Uninstructed nature could never make the distinction between mine and yours; it is a purely artificial product of society.

From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander