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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"Imposing an untried, untested layer of complexity and cost in the form of any new division of the Crown Court on our desperately underfunded system with its crumbling infrastructure is counter intuitive," she said.
From BBC
"What Kashmir creates and stands for cannot be replicated anywhere. Shouldn't a fashion show at Gulmarg then, with innovative garments made with 100% wool, be seen as regenerating interest in untried ways?" she asks.
From BBC
But with the new administration’s more ambitious deportation aims, officials have begun entertaining untried alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times
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
They have signed a few players to give their squad more depth but a lot of them are untried in the Premier League.
From BBC
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