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unschooled

unschooled adjective: not schooled; not having been to school. Also the simple past and past participle of unschool.

Adjective

unschooled (comparative more unschooled, superlative most unschooled)

  1. Not schooled; not having been to school.
  2. Inexperienced; not having developed skill or knowledge in some area.
    • He was unschooled in the art of persuasion.

Also used as

unschooled is also the simple past and past participle of unschool.

Forms of unschooled

comparativemore unschooled
superlativemost unschooled

Origin of unschooled

From un- + schooled.

Words formed from unschooled

Questions about unschooled

What does unschooled mean?
Unschooled means not schooled; not having been to school.
What part of speech is unschooled?
Unschooled is an adjective.

Words near unschooled in the dictionary

  1. unscholarly
  2. unscholastic
  3. unscholastical
  4. unscholastick
  5. unschool
  6. unschooled
  7. unschooledness
  8. unschooling
  9. unschoolmarmish
  10. unschools
  11. unscience

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