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Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.

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  1. a. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
  2. a. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.
  3. a. Unknown; undiscovered.
  4. a. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
  5. n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.
  6. adj. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
  7. adj. uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
  8. adj. unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
  9. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled;an ignoramous.Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preachDenham.
  10. j:100 s. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication s. uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field s. unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge