unsophisticate en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + sophisticate.
Meanings
- unsophisticated
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unsophisticate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unsophisticate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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unsophisticate en · NOUN
Etymology
From un- + sophisticate.
Meanings
-
An unsophisticated person.
In The New Yorker 80 years ago, Lou Gehrig was portrayed as an unsophisticate and a mama’s boy once rumored to have gone to the movies with a “red-cheeked German girl who wore a bunch of flowers in her hat.”
2009 September 11, Richard Sandomir, “The Iron Horse and the New Yorker Profile”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsophisticates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |