UNSOPHISTICATED

bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated

(adjective) awkwardly simple and provincial; “bumpkinly country boys”; “rustic farmers”; “a hick town”; “the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists”

uncomplicated, unsophisticated

(adjective) lacking complexity; “small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring”; “an unsophisticated machine”

unsophisticated, unworldly

(adjective) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unsophisticated (comparative more unsophisticated, superlative most unsophisticated)

Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

Synonyms

• See also naive

Source: Wiktionary


Un`so*phis"ti*cate, Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.

Definition: Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.

– Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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