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- [uhn-too-terd, -tyoo-]
- /ʌnˈtu tərd, -ˈtyu-/
- /ʌnˈtjuː.təd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-too-terd, -tyoo-]
- /ʌnˈtu tərd, -ˈtyu-/
Definitions of untutored word
- adjective untutored not tutored; untaught; uninstructed. 1
- adjective untutored naive, ignorant, or unsophisticated. 1
- adjective untutored If someone is untutored, they have not been formally trained to do something, although they may be quite skilled at it. 0
- adjective untutored without formal instruction or education 0
- adjective untutored lacking sophistication or refinement 0
- adjective untutored not tutored or taught; uneducated 0
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Origin of untutored
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; un-1 + tutor + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Untutored
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
untutored popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
untutored usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for untutored
adj untutored
- atavistic — Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- clueless — If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
adjective untutored
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- inerudite — Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.
- kid — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
- nonliterate — preliterate.
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