uninstructed
adjective
un·in·struct·ed
ˌən-in-ˈstrək-təd 
: not educated or provided with knowledge or instructions : not instructed
a primer for the uninstructed reader
Even the most scientifically uninstructed among us—and I refer to myself—can read the account.—
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren… he was very shy, very reticent, and altogether uninstructed in the ordinary daily intercourse of man with man.—Anthony Trollope
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Examples of uninstructed in a Sentence
gathered the village's children, who were uninstructed for the most part, and formed a school
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But uninstructed delegates could advocate for policy changes at the convention in Chicago.
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But this year he's come down from Chicago to help organize for uninstructed.
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Why are some voters deciding to vote uninstructed in the Wisconsin election?
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Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
But this year he's come down from Chicago to help organize for uninstructed.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
Why are some voters deciding to vote uninstructed in the Wisconsin election?
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Uninstructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninstructed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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