unstudied

unstudied
/un stud"eed/, adj.
1. not studied; not premeditated or labored; natural; unaffected.
2. not having studied; not possessing knowledge in a specific field; unversed: He is unstudied in law.
[1350-1400; ME; see UN-1, STUDIED]

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  • Unstudied — Un*stud ied, a. 1. Not studied; not acquired by study; unlabored; natural. [1913 Webster] 2. Not skilled; unversed; followed by in. [1913 Webster] 3. Not spent in study. [Obs.] To cloak the defects of their unstudied years. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unstudied — index casual, ingenuous, perfunctory, simple, spontaneous, unpremeditated, unversed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • unstudied — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not laboured or artificial; natural …   English terms dictionary

  • unstudied — [unstud′ēd] adj. 1. not got by study or conscious effort 2. spontaneous; natural; unaffected 3. not having studied; unlearned or unversed (in) …   English World dictionary

  • unstudied — adjective formal an unstudied quality seems natural and is not a result of effort or practice: unstudied grace …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unstudied — un|stud|ied [ ʌn stʌdid ] adjective unstudied behavior is natural and sincere …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unstudied — adjective his unstudied grace Syn: natural, easy, spontaneous, unaffected, unforced, uncontrived, unstilted, unpretentious, ingenuous, without airs, artless …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unstudied — UK [ʌnˈstʌdɪd] / US adjective unstudied behaviour is natural and sincere …   English dictionary

  • unstudied — adjective Date: 14th century not studied: as a. not acquired by study b. not forced ; not done or planned for effect …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unstudied — adjective a) Free of artifice or cunning; innocent, spontaneous and unaffected b) Not gained by study …   Wiktionary

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