uninstructed

adjective

un·​in·​struct·​ed ˌən-in-ˈstrək-təd How to pronounce uninstructed (audio)
: not educated or provided with knowledge or instructions : not instructed
a primer for the uninstructed reader
Even the most scientifically uninstructed among us—and I refer to myself—can read the account.Robert Penn Warren
… he was very shy, very reticent, and altogether uninstructed in the ordinary daily intercourse of man with man.Anthony Trollope

Examples of uninstructed in a Sentence

gathered the village's children, who were uninstructed for the most part, and formed a school
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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninstructed was in 1598

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“Uninstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninstructed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.

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