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untutored

American  
[uhn-too-terd, -tyoo-] / ʌnˈtu tərd, -ˈtyu- /

adjective

  1. not tutored; untaught; uninstructed.

  2. naive, ignorant, or unsophisticated.

untutored British  
/ ʌnˈtjuːtəd /

adjective

  1. without formal instruction or education

  2. lacking sophistication or refinement

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Etymology

Origin of untutored

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 1 + tutor + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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They know nothing about the old Russian Empire or the Middle East, so why not try their untutored hands at nuclear arms–control talks too?

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

"I was an untutored villager, with no idea of acting."

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

“His pictures,” Barnes wrote, “have the charm of a child’s fairy-tale, but there is nothing childish or untutored in the skill with which they are executed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Although AI chatbots may seem to the untutored user to be generating their own thoughts in responding to questions, they don’t create content, as such.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

‘No,’ said Frodo, feeling strangely rustic and untutored.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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