unpracticed

[ uhn-prak-tist ]

/ ʌnˈpræk tɪst /

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adjective

not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.

not practiced; not usually or generally used or done; not put into effect.

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Also especially British, un·prac·tised .

Origin of unpracticed

First recorded in 1530–40; un-¹ + practiced

To this unpracticed eye, at least from the photos, the statues are at once sexually explicit and wretchedly unsexy.
The Prince and the Porn|Lloyd Grove|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Even to the most unpracticed eye this model of a great work appeared to be of admirable skill.
International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850|Various
Nor was it difficult, even to his unpracticed eye, to see that she had begun to wage a losing fight against the bank.
High Noon|Anonymous
To her unpracticed eye, the character of the country remained unchanged except for minor variations.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair

This the lawyer proceeded to do and so cleverly that an unpracticed eye would not detect it.
A Girl of the Commune|George Alfred Henty
To Lilly's unpracticed eye the girls were as like as two sparrows—saucy, greedy, inconstant, and amorous.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann