unpracticed
Americanadjective
-
not trained or skilled; inexpert.
an unpracticed actor.
-
not practiced; not usually or generally used or done; not put into effect.
Etymology
Origin of unpracticed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A productive music scene, as Mr. Gould proposes, requires regular, low-stakes stages for unpracticed artists to discover themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
“It doesn’t automatically handle unpracticed forms of generalization.”
From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023
“The irony is obvious,” says Greenamyre, a shy man with a dry sense of humor and a penchant for practical jokes who, to the unpracticed eye, shows few if any signs of the disease.
From Science Magazine • May 4, 2023
Garcia tried not to say anything, contorting his face into an unpracticed grimace, while Davis kept swinging for his pride.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023
To the unpracticed eye the five all look alike.
From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
