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nonsavvy

nonsavvy adjective: not savvy; lacking knowledge or familiarity.

Adjective

nonsavvy (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Not savvy; lacking knowledge or familiarity.
    • Managing these permissions on a per-site basis will be impractical for a nonsavvy user, especially as quite a number of sites traverse domains.2006, Harold F. Tipton, Kevin Henry, Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK

Origin of nonsavvy

From non- + savvy.

Questions about nonsavvy

What does nonsavvy mean?
Nonsavvy means not savvy; lacking knowledge or familiarity.
What part of speech is nonsavvy?
Nonsavvy is an adjective.

Words near nonsavvy in the dictionary

  1. nonsaturations
  2. nonsauropod
  3. nonsave
  4. nonsaved
  5. nonsaving
  6. nonsavvy
  7. nonsawing
  8. nonscalable
  9. nonscalar
  10. nonscalars
  11. nonscalding

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