unschooled

[ uhn-skoold ]
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adjective
  1. not schooled, taught, or trained: Though unschooled, he had a grasp of the subject.

  2. not acquired or artificial; natural: an unschooled talent.

Origin of unschooled

1
First recorded in 1580–90; un-1 + school1 + -ed2

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British Dictionary definitions for unschooled

unschooled

/ (ʌnˈskuːld) /


adjective
  1. having received no training or schooling

  2. spontaneous; natural: unschooled talent

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