un schooled

un·schooled

[uhn-skoold]
adjective
1.
not schooled, taught, or trained: Though unschooled, he had a grasp of the subject.
2.
not acquired or artificial; natural: an unschooled talent.

Origin:
1580–90; un-1 + school1 + -ed2

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unschooled (ʌnˈskuːld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  having received no training or schooling
2.  spontaneous; natural: unschooled talent

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unschooled
1589, "untrained," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of school (v.).
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