untutored

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un·tu·tored

(ŭn-to͞o′tərd, -tyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Having had no formal education or instruction.

2. Unsophisticated; unrefined.

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untutored

(ʌnˈtjuːtəd)

adj

1. (Education) without formal instruction or education

2. lacking sophistication or refinement

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un•tu•tored

(ʌnˈtu tərd, -ˈtyu-)

adj.

1. not tutored; untaught.

2. naive, ignorant, or unsophisticated.

[1585–95]

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Adj.

untutored - lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children"

unschooled, untaught

uneducated - not having a good education

untutored

adjective

1. uneducated, ignorant, untrained, illiterate, unlearned, unschooled, unversed This untutored mathematician had an obsession with numbers.

2. unsophisticated, simple, inexperienced, unrefined, artless, unpractised The wrangling of trade disputes can baffle the untutored eye.

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untutored

[ˈʌnˈtjuːtəd] ADJ → indocto, poco instruido; [mind, taste] → no formado

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untutored

adj taste, person → ungeschult; to the untutored eye/ear → für das ungeschulte Auge/Ohr; to be untutored in something → in etw (dat) → nicht unterrichtet sein

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The sky seems more transparent there, and the sun shines with a strange brilliancy, and a delightful grove of green leafy trees presents itself to the eyes and charms the sight with its verdure, while the ear is soothed by the sweet untutored melody of the countless birds of gay plumage that flit to and fro among the interlacing branches.