undereducated

adjective

un·​der·​ed·​u·​cat·​ed ˌən-dər-ˈe-jə-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce undereducated (audio)
: poorly educated

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Trump’s politics may be ugly, foolish, and vain, but ours is often an ugly, undereducated, and vain country. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Too many men overlook it or are undereducated about it. R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024 The incalculable damage wrought is everywhere: undereducated children, increases in suicides and drug overdoses, a general coarsening of society and intensified political division. Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024 Generals blame an increasingly overweight, overmedicated and undereducated youth pool. Owen West and Kevin Wallsten, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for undereducated 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undereducated was in 1848

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“Undereducated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undereducated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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