Untried Definition

untried
adjective
  1. not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing"
  2. not yet proved or subjected to testing; "an untested drug"; "untested theory"; "an untried procedure"

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