untechnicaladj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtɛknᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌənˈtɛknək(ə)l/ (un- prefix1 1.)
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > untalented > mechanically or technically
unmechanical1674
unmechanic1789
untechnicala1832
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > not specialist or technical
miscellaneous1711
untechnicala1832
non-specialist1888
generalist1954
a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 751/1 These authorities are of two kinds, untechnical and technical.
1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss II. iii. vii. 100 Tom's untechnical mind.
1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 149 The word occurs but once in his letter, and that in its purely general and untechnical signification.
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