in-doctus, a, um, adj., untaught, unlearned, uninstructed, ignorant, unskilful.
I Of persons (class.): homo, Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59: (Juventius) nec indoctus, et magna cum juris civilis intellegentia, Cic. Brut. 48, 178: est habitus indoctior, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 4. — As subst.: doctus indoctum superabit, Quint. 2, 17, 43: indocti, the ignorant , id. 3, 8, 51; 4, 2, 37; Juv. 2, 4; 13, 181.—With inf. (poet.): Cantabrum indoctum juga ferre nostra, Hor. C. 2, 6, 2.—With gen.: Tiro haudquaquam rerum veterum indoctus, Gell. 7, 3, 8: pilae discive trochive, Hor. A. P. 380. — With acc. (post-class.): homo pleraque alia non indoctus, Gell. 9, 10, 5. —
II Of inanimate and abstract things (poet. and in post - Aug. prose): indoctae rusticaeve manus, Quint. 1, 11, 16: brevitas, id. 4, 2, 46: mores, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 3 Fleck. (Ritschl, moribus moris): canet indoctum, i. e. sine arte, naturā tantum duce, artless , Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 9.— Hence, adv.: in-doctē , unlearnedly , ignorantly , unskilfully (class.): verba haud indocte fecit, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 14: non indocte solum, verum etiam impie facere, Cic. N. D. 2, 16, 44.— Comp. : dicere indoctius, etc., Gell. 12, 5, 6.