unschooled

adjective

un·​schooled ˌən-ˈsküld How to pronounce unschooled (audio)
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1
: not schooled : untaught, untrained
… we get a … tour of the stouthearted, unschooled … folks who scratch out a living in the middle of their particular nowhere.—Ron Givens
2
: not artificial : natural
unschooled talent

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These things look the same to my unschooled eye. sculptures made by unschooled artists
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Now, instead of a master weaver being required to make cloth, an unschooled child could work a loom. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2024 Currently, about a third of India's working-age population has no education at all; 20 years from now, a sixth of the country's work force may still be totally unschooled. — Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010 Whether these findings map onto kids who are unschooled in the context of worldschooling remains to be seen without systematic longitudinal studies; anecdotal evidence from the parents in my research suggests mixed results. — Jennie Germann Molz, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024 By comparison, Danceny is practically a boy, unschooled in the art of manipulation, and Reeves provides the character with the appropriate youthful naïveté. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unschooled

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First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unschooled was in 1589

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unschooled

adjective
un·​schooled ˌən-ˈsküld How to pronounce unschooled (audio)
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: not schooled : untaught, untrained
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