untaught

[ uhn-tawt ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of unteach.

adjective

1. not taught; teach; not acquired by teaching; natural:

   untaught gentleness.

2. not instructed or educated; naive; ignorant.

untaught

/ ʌnˈtɔːt /

adjective

1. without training or education
2. attained or achieved without instruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of untaught¹

untaught ( defs 2, 3 ) un- ¹ + taught

Example Sentences

He was a savage, untaught in the arts and refinements of civilization, and in estimating his character this should be considered.

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They were not merely illiterate and untaught, but showed also an extremely low grade of reasoning power.

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The first duty is from the parent to the child: this unfulfilled, the duty of the child remains untaught.

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No cook untaught by an educated brain ever makes these, and yet economy is a great gainer by them.

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Jeffrey came next Sunday, and often after declared he never heard such words, such a sacred, untaught gift of speech.

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