un·tu·tored

[uhn-too-terd, -tyoo-]
adjective
1.
not tutored; untaught; uninstructed.
2.
naive, ignorant, or unsophisticated.

Origin:
1585–95; un-1 + tutor + -ed2

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untutored (ʌnˈtjuːtəd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  without formal instruction or education
2.  lacking sophistication or refinement

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Untutored is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
Hence, these sacred sources use metaphors and other concrete idioms that untutored and simple-minded believers take literally.
Yet perhaps the capacity is not diminished, but merely untutored.
Her stiff, untutored acting was additionally intriguing.
But, in their then untutored and savage state, no one would have thought of admitting them as citizens in a civilized community.
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