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unsavvy

American  
[uhn-sav-ee] / ʌnˈsæv i /

adjective

  1. Informal. inexperienced or untrained.

    a term used only by unsavvy freshmen.


Etymology

Origin of unsavvy

un- 1 + savvy

Example Sentences

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Many social-media-immersed travelers decide that Lonely Planet and travel agents are for the unsavvy.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2021

Those lines are caused by a combination of things — the near-record numbers of travelers, the TSA staffing shortages, tougher security standards and, as Wefelmeyer says, some unsavvy travelers.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2016

Something unique to the digitally savvy or unsavvy?

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2015

Alpine fashion, and many an unsavvy investor plunged in with gusto.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite Leader Deng Xiaoping's promise to let profits bloom, hundreds of foreign entrepreneurs have found that the country can be a financial quagmire for unsavvy or impatient outsiders.

From Time Magazine Archive