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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

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈ³Ù°ù²¹Éª»å /

adjective

  1. not tried, attempted, or proved; untested
  2. not tried by a judge or court
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of untried1

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

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But with the new administration’s more ambitious deportation aims, officials have begun entertaining untried alternatives.

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It’s all untried and untested technology, and the building — when we first went to see it, it was half-built, OK?

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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.

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They have signed a few players to give their squad more depth but a lot of them are untried in the Premier League.

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