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untutored

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

untrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • To my untutored eye all the trees looked alike.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

lacking in schooling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient
  • an untutored genius
  • uneducated children

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unschooled, untaught

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tutored English untutored From un- + tutored.