untried

[ uhn-trahyd ]

/ ʌnˈtraɪd /

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adjective

not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.

not yet tried at law.

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Origin of untried

First recorded in 1520–30; un-¹ + tried

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Examples from the Web for untried

The question then is whether the untried and unconvicted Guantanamo inmates require that level of security?
A Fate Worse Than Gitmo|Gerald L. Shargel|December 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Do the untried and unconvicted Guantanamo inmates require this level of security?
A Fate Worse Than Gitmo|Gerald L. Shargel|December 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It found our country, in short, in a situation totally different from all the past—new and untried.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
Moreover, John reflected that he would be in greater danger there from Ali Dubh than in riding in an untried flying-machine.
John Dough and the Cherub|L. Frank Baum

You are at this instant flushed with victory, and full of the confidence natural to recent and untried power.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VI. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
As applied to farm work, this is a new and untried field which promises grand results.
Solaris Farm|Milan C. Edson
If we have we know what that desolation is which comes from feeling unfriended on a new and untried excursion.
Sermons Preached at Brighton|Frederick W. Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for untried

untried

/ (ʌnˈtraɪd) /

adjective

not tried, attempted, or proved; untested

not tried by a judge or court

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Word Origin and History for untried

untried

adj.

1510s, "not proven or tested," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of try.

untried

adjective

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untried

adjective

untried