inexperienced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of inexperienced
First recorded in 1620–30; inexperience + -ed 2
Vocabulary lists containing inexperienced
Example Sentences
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She later relented amid intense public pressure to launch an investigation into Pretti’s killing, but was criticized for assigning inexperienced staff and not taking the probe seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Tidal Wave” takes off in July 1943 with the young and inexperienced crew of a B-24 Liberator assigned to bomb the oil refineries—dubbed Hitler’s gas station—at Ploesti, in southern Romania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
It is easy to forget Fery is still inexperienced at the elite level following his Wimbledon heroics.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
She proceeded to become part of it, holding the down marker and helping educate the inexperienced students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Why, she wondered, was a young, inexperienced attorney chosen to handle an estate of such importance?
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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