unbedarft

Meaning

  1. clueless
  2. inexperienced
  3. unexperienced
  4. simple-minded, naive

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊnbəˌdaʁft]
Etymology

In summary

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”).

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