untried

adjective un·tried \ ˌən-ˈtrīd \

Updated on: 20 May 2018

Definition of untried

1 : not tested or proved by experience or trial

a recruit untried in combat

2 : not tried in court

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Both rely on untried technology and untested computer systems.

— The Economist, "Theresa May faces divides over Brexit—and little time to bridge them," 9 May 2018
The current crisis highlights the need to talk to teens, and even tweens, about the dangers of novel drugs, both due to the risk of contamination but also the use of untried chemicals.

— wendy stephen, ph.d., miamiherald, "Talk with your teens about the risks of synthetic drugs | Miami Herald," 8 May 2018
The guilty verdict now strengthens the untried accusations of more than 60 other women.

— ty burr, BostonGlobe.com, "There’s no separating Cosby’s legacy as a symbol of unity and the face of evil," 27 Apr. 2018
There, personal dignity remains the unrealized option, and the untried temptation is to extend rights of political expression and choice.

— david runciman, WSJ, "China’s Challenge to Democracy," 26 Apr. 2018
But the process is still expected to be a long, expensive slog, requiring as-yet untried feats of engineering¾and not all the details have yet been worked out.

— tim hornyak, Scientific American, "Clearing the Radioactive Rubble Heap That Was Fukushima Daiichi, 7 Years On," 9 Mar. 2018
Back in the dot-com days of the late 1990s, a similar measure was favored by analysts trying to persuade investors to put money in untried companies.

— Fortune, "Uber Has Burned Through $10.7 Billion in 9 Years. Here's Where the Money Went," 6 Mar. 2018
She was drawn to the way all these artists were using untried materials to make their statements.

— marilyn bailey, star-telegram, "Female artists a force to be reckoned with in concurrent exhibits at the Amon Carter," 9 Feb. 2018
But like much of the Chicago fringe theater scene, the Rhino welcomes the unconventional, the untried, the unmarketable.

— justin hayford, Chicago Reader, "Everyone's favorite fringe fest is back," 10 Jan. 2018

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