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Definition of untried - 3 dictionary results

un⋅tried

  [uhn-trahyd]
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–adjective
1. not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
2. not yet tried at law.
Origin:
1520–30; un- 1 + tried
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un·tried   (ŭn-trīd')   
adj.  

  1. Not attempted, tested, or proved.

  2. Law Not tried in court.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

untried 
1520, "not proven or tested," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of try.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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