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uninitiated

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As an adjective, uninitiated means not having been initiated.

Meanings of uninitiated

2 meanings

Not having been initiated; not having the special knowledge of a particular group.
“His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated, but clear and concise to practitioners.”
Not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
“it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes”
“he took part in the experiment as a naive subject”
Similar: uninitiate, naive

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adjective: not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

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Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word12 points before bonuses.11 letters.