Unlettered and Uninstructed

Unlettered

Unlettered adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based

Uninstructed is a synonym for unlettered in ignorant topic. In some cases you can use "Uninstructed" instead an adjective "Unlettered", when it comes to topics like uneducated, illiterate, lacking knowledge, lacking education.

Uninstructed

Uninstructed adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: gathered the village's children, who were uninstructed for the most part, and formed a school

Unlettered is a synonym for uninstructed in ignorant topic. You can use "Unlettered" instead an adjective "Uninstructed", if it concerns topics such as uneducated.
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