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unsophisticated

un·sop·his·ticated

US/ˌʌnsʌˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd/ rare

adjective

1.

not wise in the ways of the world

  • “either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver”
  • “this helplessly unworldly woman” Kate O''Brien
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2.

lacking complexity

  • “small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring”
  • “an unsophisticated machine”
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3.

lacking experience of life

  • “a callow youth of seventeen”
4.

awkwardly simple and provincial

  • “bumpkinly country boys”
  • “rustic farmers”
  • “a hick town”
  • “the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists”
5.

lacking sophistication

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Origin

From un- + sophisticated.

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