Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Inexpert.
  • Without knowledge; unacquainted; ignorant.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not expert; inexpert.

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  • adjective inexpert

Etymologies

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un- +‎ expert

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Examples

  • The national security advisers frustrating, sometimes comical efforts to resolve the matter with a similarly unexpert Japanese intermediary, code-named Mr. Yoshida, are now a matter of public record.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • The national security advisers frustrating, sometimes comical efforts to resolve the matter with a similarly unexpert Japanese intermediary, code-named Mr. Yoshida, are now a matter of public record.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • The national security advisers frustrating, sometimes comical efforts to resolve the matter with a similarly unexpert Japanese intermediary, code-named Mr. Yoshida, are now a matter of public record.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • In my very unexpert opinion and not knowing exactly whats in the bill, it seems like only the tenth amendment arguement even has a prayer.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is Obamacare Constitutional? 2009

  • The national security advisers frustrating, sometimes comical efforts to resolve the matter with a similarly unexpert Japanese intermediary, code-named Mr. Yoshida, are now a matter of public record.

    In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009

  • My very unexpert opinion/supposition is that he thought a normal' affair would leave him open to discovery - emotions and all that can get messy and that going with a high class service like he did the odds of maintaining discretion were increased...of course, he didn't factor in the FBI in this equation...but men thinking with their little brain rarely factor the FBI in...

    NY Gov Spitzer: What on earth was the man thinking? Field Notes 2008

  • Not to mention detecting the presence of unexpert witnesses.

    Another anti-science court case finished - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • What I see with unexpert eyes is that GISS is systematically somewhat cooler in the 1930′ies and somewhat hotter in the 1990′ies, this “somewhat” being some 0.1 deg or so.

    A Second Look at USHCN Classification « Climate Audit 2007

  • Martuccio Gomito, of comely feature, well conditioned, and not unexpert in many vertuous qualities; affecting Constance in harty manner: and she so answerable to him in the same kinde, that to be in his company, was her onely felicity.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The will and whim of the prince who ordered the ordnance or "the simple opinion of the unexpert founder himself," were the guiding principles in gun founding.

    Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Albert Manucy

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