uninstructed

[ uhn-in-struhk-tid ]

/ ˌʌn ɪnˈstrʌk tɪd /

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adjective

not instructed; uninformed; uneducated.

(of a person acting in a representative capacity) not furnished with orders on how to proceed or vote; uncommitted: uninstructed convention delegates.

Origin of uninstructed

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + instruct + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM uninstructed

un·in·struct·ed·ly, adverb

Words nearby uninstructed

uninitiated, uninjured, uninspired, uninspiring, uninstall, uninstructed, uninsurable, uninsured, unintellectual, unintelligent, unintelligible

Example sentences from the Web for uninstructed

"Norm went in uninstructed," a senior Bush administration official recalled.
The Sins of the First Gulf War|Geoffrey Wawro|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Uninstructed readers like this assurance, as they like a physician who has no doubt about their case.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
It is only possible to an uninstructed mind to which water and wine differ only in taste or appearance.
A Grammar of Freethought|Chapman Cohen
Dallas, fortunately, had been left uninformed and uninstructed.
Great Britain and the American Civil War|Ephraim Douglass Adams

Or, your having known how uninstructed I was, and having caused me to be taught better?
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
How few students, uninstructed in their principles, ever play good chords?
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower