In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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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