Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not having adequate
training .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word undertrained.
Examples
-
There is little question that the average American high school graduate is poorly skilled, a victim of social promotion, overworked and undertrained teachers, politicized state testing norms, and, I strongly suspect, parents who insist on feel-good classes and easy grades.
Van Gosse: A Modest Proposal (to Help Fix American Education) Van Gosse 2011
-
A 2008 government audit described Nigeria's 371,000 police officers as "a very large number of unqualified, undertrained and ill-equipped officers—in sum an undesirable work force."
New Attacks Threaten Nigeria's Future Drew Hinshaw 2012
-
IG report: Unemployment office workers undertrained Examiner
-
There is little question that the average American high school graduate is poorly skilled, a victim of social promotion, overworked and undertrained teachers, politicized state testing norms, and, I strongly suspect, parents who insist on feel-good classes and easy grades.
Van Gosse: A Modest Proposal (to Help Fix American Education) Van Gosse 2011
-
There is little question that the average American high school graduate is poorly skilled, a victim of social promotion, overworked and undertrained teachers, politicized state testing norms, and, I strongly suspect, parents who insist on feel-good classes and easy grades.
Van Gosse: A Modest Proposal (to Help Fix American Education) Van Gosse 2011
-
But diplomatic cables and human rights reports paint a consistent picture of an institution undertrained in modern police work and almost systemically abusive to the people they were meant to protect.
Egyptian police try to recover from reputation for brutality 2011
-
During the day, his untrained or undertrained staff ran the clinic and practiced medicine there, authorities said.
Horrific Abortion Clinic Accused Of Leaving Women Near Death AP 2011
-
During the day, his untrained or undertrained staff ran the clinic and practiced medicine there, authorities said.
Horrific Abortion Clinic Accused Of Leaving Women Near Death AP 2011
-
But diplomatic cables and human rights reports paint a consistent picture of an institution undertrained in modern police work and almost systemically abusive to the people they were meant to protect.
Egyptian police try to recover from reputation for brutality 2011
-
There is little question that the average American high school graduate is poorly skilled, a victim of social promotion, overworked and undertrained teachers, politicized state testing norms, and, I strongly suspect, parents who insist on feel-good classes and easy grades.
Van Gosse: A Modest Proposal (to Help Fix American Education) Van Gosse 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.