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ignorant

ig.no.rant \-r*nt\ aj 1a: destitute of knowledge or education : UNLEARNED 
   {an ~  society} 1b: resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or 
   intelligence {~  errors} 2: UNAWARE, UNINFORMED  UNLEARNED mean not having 
   knowledge; IGNORANT may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack 
   of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing; ILLITERATE applies to 
   either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write; UNLETTERED 
   implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading; UNTUTORED may imply 
   lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization; UNLEARNED suggests 
   ignorance of advanced subjects - ig.no.rant.ly av SYN syn IGNORANT, 
   ILLITERATE, UNLETTERED, UNTUTORED,