unbedarft
German edit
Etymology edit
First attested around 1900, borrowed from Low German unbedarvd (“clumsy”), from Middle Low German unbederve, unbedarve (“weak, clumsy”), ultimately from Middle Low German bederven, bedarven (“to need, to require”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
unbedarft (strong nominative masculine singular unbedarfter, comparative unbedarfter, superlative am unbedarftesten)
- clueless
- Synonym: ahnungslos
- Er war literarisch ziemlich unbedarft. ― He was quite ignorant of literature.
- inexperienced
- unexperienced
- simple-minded, naive
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Further reading edit
- “unbedarft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “unbedarft” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “unbedarft” in Duden online