unsavvy

[ uhn-sav-ee ]

adjective

1. Informal. inexperienced or untrained:

   a term used only by unsavvy freshmen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsavvy¹

un- ¹ + savvy

Example Sentences

“I have no one,” said Blunt, who doesn’t have a cellphone and admitted to being “technologically unsavvy.”

From Washington Post

A study published last spring in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence noted that many of these products lack few distinguishing characteristics, making it easy for a kid — or even an unsavvy adult — to unwittingly mistake them for a more familiar treat.

From Salon

Many social-media-immersed travelers decide that Lonely Planet and travel agents are for the unsavvy.

From Slate

“If you’re unsavvy and don’t really understand what’s going on, you might agree to make a $10 payment just so they will stop calling,” he said.

From Washington Post

Perhaps the most dangerous misconception is that disinformation targets only the unsavvy or uneducated, that it works only on ‘others’.

From Nature