untried

[ uhn-trahyd ]
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adjective
  1. not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested: Insurance may not cover the cost if cheaper treatments exist or newer treatments are untried and unproven.

  2. lacking the knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience; inexperienced: No contender is going to use an untried rookie in the last month of a playoff race when they have players with much more experience available.

  1. not yet tried at law: He was imprisoned—uncharged and untried—solely for political reasons.

Origin of untried

1
First recorded in 1520–30; un-1 + tried

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British Dictionary definitions for untried

untried

/ (ʌnˈtraɪd) /


adjective
  1. not tried, attempted, or proved; untested

  2. not tried by a judge or court

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