unlearned

unlearned
unlearnedly, adv.
/un lerr"nid/ for 1, 2, 5; /un lerrnd"/ for 3, 4, adj.
1. not learned; not scholarly or erudite.
2. uneducated; untaught; unschooled; ignorant.
3. not acquired by instruction, study, etc.
4. known without being learned.
5. of or pertaining to uneducated persons.
[1350-1400; ME unlerned. See UN-1, LEARNED]

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