Inscient

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inscient \In"scient\ ([i^]n"shent), a. [L. insciens, -entis,
     ignorant. See {In-} not, and {Scient}, {Science}.]
     Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly. [R.]
     --N. Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inscient \In"scient\, a. [Pref. in- in + L. sciens knowing.]
     Having knowledge or insight; intelligent. [R.]
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           Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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