Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not contrived for effect; natural.
  • adjective Not gained by study or instruction.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not studied; not premeditated.
  • Not labored; easy; natural: as, an unstudied style; unstudied grace.
  • Not having studied; unacquainted; unskilled; unversed.
  • Not devoted to or occupied by study; not passed in study.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not studied; not acquired by study; unlabored; natural.
  • adjective Not skilled; unversed; -- followed by in.
  • adjective obsolete Not spent in study.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Free of artifice or cunning; innocent, spontaneous and unaffected.
  • adjective Not gained by study.
  • adjective Not studied.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field
  • adjective not by design or artifice; unforced and impromptu

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Salehi said Iran would soon send a detailed and analytical rebuttal of the concerns raised in the report, which he called "unstudied and unjust."

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Salehi said Iran would soon send a detailed and analytical rebuttal of the concerns raised in the report, which he called "unstudied and unjust."

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • The idle word -- the word unstudied -- comes straight from the inmost man, the spontaneous overflow from the spirit within, natural and inevitable, proof of his quality; and they react with the life that brought them forth. [

    The Jesus of History T. R. Glover

  • The idle word ” the word unstudied ” comes straight from the inmost man, the spontaneous overflow from the spirit within, natural and inevitable, proof of his quality; and they react with the life that brought them forth. [

    The Jesus of History Glover, T R 1916

  • If you think something is "unstudied" how would you know it is a straw man? bbb1

    Ballard Businesses Propose Missing Link Alternative « PubliCola 2010

  • Another of the "unstudied" revival hymns of invitation.

    The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Theron Brown 1873

  • In fact, these "unstudied" overcomers would appear to be the most successful ex-homosexuals because they've moved on with their lives - as "reborn" Christians move on after overcoming any besetting sin.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Conservative 2010

  • In fact, these "unstudied" overcomers would appear to be the most successful ex-homosexuals because they've moved on with their lives - as "reborn" Christians can move on after overcoming any besetting sin.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Conservative 2010

  • In fact, these "unstudied" overcomers would appear to be the most successful ex-homosexuals because they've moved on with their lives - as "reborn" Christians move on after overcoming any besetting sin.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Conservative 2010

  • Reichert himself proved that he was "unstudied" at a Seattle

    Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate 2010

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