untrained
adjective
un·trained
ˌən-ˈtrānd 
1
: not trained: such as
a
: not made adept or expert by instruction or experience
an untrained journalist
untrained in the use of firearms
b
: not taught by discipline to conform to certain behaviors
an untrained dog
2
: not based on training or knowledge : inexpert
an untrained diagnosis
To the untrained eye, many wetlands can be deceiving, particularly during drier times of year.—
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Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Together, the films aimed to capture a modern child’s perspective, with untrained leads and fairy-tale logic, but ended up weighted down by liberal worldliness and anxieties: Wild Things ruminated on mental health, Beasts on climate change.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
To the untrained eye, this can resemble the classic image of Bigfoot.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
To the untrained eye, these mounds wouldn't have looked like much.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Together, the films aimed to capture a modern child’s perspective, with untrained leads and fairy-tale logic, but ended up weighted down by liberal worldliness and anxieties: Wild Things ruminated on mental health, Beasts on climate change.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
To the untrained eye, this can resemble the classic image of Bigfoot.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
To the untrained eye, these mounds wouldn't have looked like much.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Untrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrained. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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