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untrained

British  
/ ʌnˈtreɪnd /

adjective

  1. not having been trained

    untrained volunteers

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The researchers then showed the untrained systems images of objects, people, and animals and compared their internal activity to brain responses from humans and non-human primates viewing the same images.

From Science Daily

Lifeguards, untrained in this type of disaster scenario, rushed to the scene, with some helping evacuate children from a nearby playground and others tending to the wounded.

From The Wall Street Journal

To the untrained eye, the Wall Street people who rode from the Connecticut suburbs to Grand Central were an undifferentiated mass, but within that mass Danny noted many small and important distinctions.

From Literature

Mr McCormick adds that while some mining operations in Africa can use untrained workers operating in dangerous conditions, Trinity follows the highest standards.

From BBC

Completely untrained, she found herself winning the title.

From The Wall Street Journal