(adj) not wise in the ways of the world; ; - Kate O'Brien, Syn. unworldly, Example:either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver; this helplessly unworldly woman
(adj) awkwardly simple and provincial, Syn. unsophisticated, rustic, hick, Example:bumpkinly country boys; rustic farmers; a hick town; the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists
(adj) lacking complexity, Syn. unsophisticated, Example:small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring; an unsophisticated machine
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[えびす, ebisu] (n) (1) (arch) (See 蝦夷) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); (2) provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); (3) brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); (4) (derog) foreigner; barbarian#13165