un educated

un·ed·u·cat·ed

[uhn-ej-oo-key-tid, -ed-yoo-]
adjective
not educated.

Origin:
1580–90; un-1 + educated


untutored, unschooled, untaught, uninstructed, unenlightened, uninformed, uncultivated. See ignorant.
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uneducated (ʌnˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not having been educated to a good standard: poor uneducated people

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uneducated
1588, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of educate.
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