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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 + school 1 + -ed 2
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un·schooled   (ŭn-skōōld')   
adj.  
  1. Not educated or instructed; having little or no formal schooling.

  2. Not the result of training; natural: an artist of unschooled talents.

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Word Origin & History

unschooled 
1589, "untrained," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of school (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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