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Meanings of unacquainted in English

Having little or no knowledge of.

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Not knowledgeable about something specified.

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Examples for "innocent"
Examples for "innocent"
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And we deplore violence against innocent civilians anywhere that it takes place.
Reuters
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Some have seen it as innocent; others clearly view it as inappropriate.
The Guardian
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His history makes the adage 'innocent until proven guilty' a mute point.
News.com.au
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She had pleaded innocent and accused the military government of political persecution.
Reuters
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Too many innocent Palestinian mothers have lost their children to this conflict.
The Guardian
Usage of unacquainted in English
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The smiles of the deities are unacquainted with the tears of men.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
2
We visited a number of plantations with which the general was unacquainted.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
3
As a native of Abbeyfeale I am not unacquainted with real food.
The Irish Times
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His brother; imagining he had gone abroad, was unacquainted with his danger.
Night and Morning, Volume 5
5
Is unacquainted with the laws, but will follow the directions given him.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
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You are not unacquainted with the situation of our captives at Algiers.
Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
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This sentence might misled readers unacquainted with the details of Indian administration.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
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Some suspected that Spotted Wolf was not altogether unacquainted with the circumstance.
In the Wilds of Florida: A Tale of Warfare and Hunting
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These Indians were, I afterwards found, unacquainted with the use of firearms.
Snow Shoes and Canoes / Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in th...
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Such a person is, according to my judgment, unacquainted with the truth.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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It is possible, however, that you are unacquainted with one of them.
Original Short Stories — Volume 01
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Unfortunately, those under Landsborough were, with one exception, unacquainted with bush life.
The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work
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Her manners, so confiding and unsuspicious, showed a heart unacquainted with guile.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
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Captain Carew Mahony, albeit unacquainted with Mrs. Warwick, had espoused her cause.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2
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How do you come to be unacquainted with our presence in England?
Fire-Tongue
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She was quite unacquainted with the custom of advertising sensational news in London.
Halcyone
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