untried

[uhn-trahyd]

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. not yet tried try at law.

   He was imprisoned—uncharged and untried—solely for political reasons.

untried

/ ʌnˈtraɪd /

adjective

1. not tried, attempted, or proved; untested

2. not tried by a judge or court

Word History and Origins

Origin of untried¹

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

Example Sentences

"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

When the dust settles from this election, abortion rights activists will have few remaining untried opportunities to use state voter referendums to protect abortion rights, Ms Ziegler said.

From BBC

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

Related Words

• immature 
• unproved 
• untested