unlearnt
Britishadjective
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denoting knowledge or skills innately present and therefore not learnt
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not learnt or taken notice of
unlearnt lessons
Example Sentences
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Despite these changes, some lessons remained unlearnt for years after 9/11.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The Fukushima accident is the result of unlearnt lessons of Chernobyl," Rosatom spokesman Sergei Novikov said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2011
Long I've unlearnt me that complaint of dole Brings cure of dolours; but a wight in pain To greet is forcèd an the grief be great.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
There was little disfigurement; the eyes were closed with dignity; the mouth seemed to have unlearnt its coarseness.
From Lady Merton, Colonist by Mrs. Humphry Ward
At whose behest I long ago So much unlearnt, so much resign'd— I come not here to be your foe!
From Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold
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