unversed en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English versed English unversed From un- + versed.
Meanings
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Inexperienced, untrained.
Or what is conveyed to those unversed in railway matters by reports following a shed visit that "the frame of Claud Hamilton lay in the boneyard and had many endearing messages of farewell chalked on it"?
1951 April, R. S. McNaught, “Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 269:
- Not expressed in verse, unversified.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unversed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unversed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
bg неопитен (inexperienced, untrained) · bg некомпетентен (inexperienced, untrained) · gv neuoayllagh (rish) (inexperienced, untrained) · gv neuynsit (er) (inexperienced, untrained)