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Princeton's WordNet
untrainedadjective
not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training
"an untrained voice"; "untrained troops"; "young minds untrained in the habit of concentration"
Wiktionary
untrainedadjective
Lacking training, not having been instructed in something.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Untrainedadjective
My wit untrain’d in any kind of art. William Shakespeare.
The king’s forces charged lively, and they again as stoutly received the charge; but being an untrained multitude, without any soldier or guide, they were soon put to flight. John Hayward.
Life,
To noble and ignoble, is more sweet
Untrain’d in arms, where rashness leads not on. John Milton.No expert general will bring a company of raw, untrained men into the field; but will, by little bloodless skirmishes, instruct them in the manner of the fight. Decay of Piety.
Gad not abroad at ev’ry quest and call
Of an untrained hope or passion:
To court each place of fortune that doth fall,
Is wantonness in contemplation. George Herbert.
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untrained
Untrained refers to a person or an animal who lacks the necessary skills, knowledge, or ability in a particular field or activity as they have not received the required training, education, or experience. It can also pertain to something or someone that is not made proficient through practice or discipline.
Webster Dictionary
Untrainedadjective
not trained
Untrainedadjective
not trainable; indocile
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Untrained
un-trānd′, adj. not trained or disciplined.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
untrained
Not disciplined to exercise or manœuvre.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of untrained in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of untrained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of untrained in a Sentence
From what I saw of the airport they were in, it looks like a turkey shoot, it was basically chaotic and not really planned out. I’m a carpenter and even I could spot that with my untrained military eye.
I'm not sure people really understand how crazy it was to make the decision they made to go to war with the most powerful military in the world, being untrained and unorganized.
This fish stands out because it looks quite alien in our water and it's definitely a species we haven't seen here before this event, divers or people visiting the beach may not notice anything that looks unusual to the untrained eye.
His life is work, he’s had several jobs in prison. He works at construction, he works at a number of other things. He facilitates a men’s group, which is more or less a hospice group… He paints a great deal. His paintings are quite extraordinary, especially for someone who is untrained. However, Saslow made it clear Erik's attempt to move on doesn't eliminate the fact he commited a terrible crime against his own parents. I don’t want to paint him as Saint Erik, but I will tell you, this is someone I have heard the California Department of Corrections [say] they have no problems with [him]… basically a model prisoner, she said. I think he does what he can… to find some sort of peace.
Even at the young age, the heart is a muscle...there are 16-year-olds that can have an enlarged heart from muscle, so it looks like an athlete EKG. It has higher voltage. Pediatricians say this is abnormal, but a sports medicine specialist would say that's the typical pattern of a trained athlete, untrained physicians overcall abnormality and that leads to further testing.
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