unbedarft
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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
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of unbedarft
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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