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

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

But that's exactly what untried child prodigy Aswan Reid has done in her latest movie, critics say.

From BBC

But a sudden switch to a new, untried candidate would almost surely cause voters to see the the party as chaotic, Democratic pollster Natalie Jackson wrote this week.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• immature
• unproved
• untested