curbstone

adjective

Definition of curbstonenext
as in untutored

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  1. untutored
  2. untaught
  3. uninitiated
  4. unqualified
  5. unprepared
  6. unschooled
  7. unskillful
  8. untrained
Adjective
  • To an untutored lurker, the whole thing seemed like … a frickin’ ballet, or some less dainty choreography, a headlong dance of astounding precision.
    Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Blessed with a harsh, untutored, yet inimitably soulful voice, MacGowan forged a blend of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock that was later mimicked outright by bands the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, and left a clear influence on acts such as Gogol Bordello and Mumford and Sons.
    Andrew Barker, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
Definition of untutored
Adjective
  • Still, with this inspirational true story, the streamer stands to reach a much wider public than Perry’s typical audience, reminding how much of American history remains untaught and largely untold.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Until recent years, the story of how this period affected California’s Indigenous peoples had largely gone untaught or underrecognized.
    Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
Definition of untaught
Adjective
  • Still, the project offered a unique opportunity to reunite iconic talent with the franchise (hi, Jennifer Tilly!) and let the screenwriter reimagine his legendary character for an uninitiated, more progressive audience.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In case you’re uninitiated, Spotify Wrapped summarizes the biggest moments of your Spotify usage: your top artist, your top genre, and your top song, among others.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of uninitiated
Adjective
  • The dismantling of American national security agencies through unqualified appointments and purges of the civil and foreign service will concentrate power in the White House while undermining the long-term capacity of the government to protect the safety and interests of the American people.
    Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But because so many Republicans today have fallen into the Trump cult, Murkowski and Collins must lead — with the courage that Kennedy praised — to bring along two or three moderate Republicans to reject clearly unqualified nominees.
    Frederic B. Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unqualified
Adjective
  • With all northbound lanes closed, traffic backed up, but an unprepared motorist struck the back of another vehicle, sending that car into a spin.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • So many military commanders were suspended from their duties because of their roles in the martial law decree that concern spread that the South was militarily unprepared to deal with a potential North Korean aggression, although the military dismissed such ideas.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of unprepared
Adjective
  • 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
  • Some research also suggests that children who are unschooled underperform on academic assessments, particularly regarding reading.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Definition of unschooled
Adjective
  • It was intended to be a mockery of the way White people danced, though plantation owners often interpreted slaves' movements as unskillful attempts to be like them.
    Scottie Andrew and Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 July 2020
  • As is often the case, Louie was unlucky — and also unskillful.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
Definition of unskillful
Adjective
  • The images made by Botto seem aesthetically pleasing but also feel—to my untrained eye, at least—like fairly generic AI image generator offerings.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
  • At best, an untrained puppy might entertain themselves in ways that are inconvenient or destructive for you.
    Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of untrained
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