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un·​experienced | \ "+ \

Definition of unexperienced

: not experienced:
a : having no experience : inexperienced an unexperienced practitioner
b : untried quite unknown and unexperienced by most— R. C. McCall

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History and Etymology for unexperienced

partly from un- entry 1 + experience, noun + -ed; partly from un- entry 1 + experienced, past participle of experience

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“Unexperienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexperienced. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.

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