unsophisticated

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I think the last 10 years of the American experience has shown that the American public is quite unsophisticated in large parts of it.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

This isn’t really about sophisticated firms being punished by unsophisticated ones, although there’s some of that.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Knowing that Rocky’s voice would come from Grace’s unsophisticated computer setup, Ortiz gathered inspirations, at times subconsciously, from a variety of robotic sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Colonial-era urban elites in Calcutta, influenced by European tastes, often dismissed jatra as rustic or unsophisticated.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

By the standards of today, crater research in the early 1900s was a trifle unsophisticated, to say the least.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson