unschooled
pronunciation
How to pronounce unschooled in British English:
UK [ˌʌn'sku:ld]
How to pronounce unschooled in American English:
US [ʌnˈskuld]
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- Adjective:
- lacking in schooling
Word Origin
- unschooled (adj.)
- 1580s, "untrained," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of school (v.). A verb unschool is attested from 1820.
Example
- 1. Happily that monopoly turned into a commodity that even ordinary , unschooled people could have .
- 2. Unschooled ruffians ; well tutored applicants .
- 3. Unschooled children are more in touch with themselves and have a fire to learn that can otherwise be vanquished in school .
- 4. Both boys are " unschooled , " a version of homeschooling , which promotes putting a child 's curiosity at the center of his or her education .
- 5. In a vicious circle of opportunity forgone , most central american countries fail to generate enough jobs for their unschooled people .