untried
Americanadjective
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not tried; try; not attempted, proved, or tested.
Insurance may not cover the cost if cheaper treatments exist or newer treatments are untried and unproven.
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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.
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He was imprisoned—uncharged and untried—solely for political reasons.
adjective
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not tried, attempted, or proved; untested
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not tried by a judge or court
Etymology
Origin of untried
Example Sentences
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His absence would leave Australia with a bowling attack of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland, who are all in their mid-30s, with their other seamers inexperienced or untried at Test level.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
It’s all untried and untested technology, and the building — when we first went to see it, it was half-built, OK?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
Although well-travelled, he is largely untried on foreign policy.
From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2023
The $7.5 million comes from the infrastructure law Congress passed in 2021 and is going to scientists who will test untried methods of bat protection.
From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023
She broke into a sweat like some untried plow horse.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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