His jargon-filled talk was gibberish to the uninitiated but clear and concise to practitioners.
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uninitiated — index incompetent, inexperienced, unaccustomed, unversed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uninitiated — 1670s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + pp. of INITIATE (Cf. initiate) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
uninitiated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without special knowledge or experience … English terms dictionary
uninitiated — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
uninitiated — [[t]ʌ̱nɪnɪ̱ʃieɪtɪd[/t]] N PLURAL: the N You can refer to people who have no knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity as the uninitiated. For the uninitiated, Western Swing is a fusion of jazz, rhythm & blues, rock & roll and… … English dictionary
uninitiated — un|i|ni|ti|at|ed [ˌʌnıˈnıʃieıtıd] n the uninitiated [plural] people who do not have special knowledge or experience of something ▪ To the uninitiated, this will make little sense. >uninitiated adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
uninitiated — noun the uninitiated (plural) people who do not have special knowledge or experience of something: To the uninitiated, this will make little sense. uninitiated adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uninitiated — un|in|i|ti|at|ed [ ,ʌnı nıʃi,eıtəd ] adjective lacking knowledge or experience of something a. the uninitiated people who lack knowledge or experience: The labels can be a bit confusing for the uninitiated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uninitiated — UK [ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtɪd] / US [ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtəd] adjective a) lacking knowledge or experience of something b) the uninitiated people who lack knowledge or experience The labels can be a bit confusing for the uninitiated … English dictionary
uninitiated — Synonyms and related words: a novice at, a stranger to, amateurish, awkward, blankminded, callow, dumb, empty, empty headed, fresh, gauche, green, green as grass, groping, ignorant, immature, inane, inexperienced, innocent, know nothing, naive,… … Moby Thesaurus
