unschooled

[ uhn-skoold ]

/ ʌnˈskuld /

not schooled, taught, or trained: Though unschooled, he had a grasp of the subject.

not acquired or artificial; natural: an unschooled talent.

Origin of unschooled

First recorded in 1580–90; un-¹ + school¹ + -ed²

Even the chefs—the younger, more intriguing ones, at least—seemed to be unschooled, unofficial, improvisational.

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Marie Duplessis arrived in Paris a penniless, unschooled young teenager.

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It does that for the unschooled, which philosophy does for Berkeley and Viasa.

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It was an unschooled, impulsive cry of the heart to the great soul of life and beauty that lies back of nature.

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It was passed by 55 per cent of high-school pupils and by 65 per cent of unschooled business men.

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This unschooled woman then announced a great and instructive truth.

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Take heed to our words, for if you be obstinate, consulting 364 only your own unschooled brain, we must abandon you.

Joan of Arc |Lucy Foster Madison

unschooled

/ (ʌnˈskuːld) /

having received no training or schooling

spontaneous; natural unschooled talent