He was young and untried, with no reputation of his own.
...a long legal battle through untried areas of law.
English dictionary. 2008.
untried — index inconclusive, inexperienced, moot, novel, unaccustomed, unconfirmed, unsettled Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
untried — (adj.) 1510s, not proven or tested, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of TRY (Cf. try) … Etymology dictionary
untried — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not yet tested; inexperienced … English terms dictionary
untried — [untrīd′] adj. 1. not tried; not attempted, tested, or proved 2. not tried in court … English World dictionary
untried — un|tried [ˌʌnˈtraıd] adj 1.) not having any experience of doing a particular job ▪ a young and untried minister 2.) something that is untried has not been tested to see whether it is successful ▪ untried and untested ways to make money … Dictionary of contemporary English
untried — adjective 1 not having any experience of doing a particular job: a young and untried minister 2 not yet tested to see whether it is successful: a relatively new and untried method … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
untried — adjective Date: 1526 1. not tested or proved by experience or trial < a recruit untried in combat > 2. not tried in court … New Collegiate Dictionary
untried — adjective Not yet tried or tested; unknown. The new guy was inexperienced and untried … Wiktionary
untried — /un truyd /, adj. 1. not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested. 2. not yet tried at law. [1520 30; UN 1 + TRIED] * * * … Universalium
untried — Synonyms and related words: a novice at, a stranger to, callow, dewy, ever new, evergreen, firsthand, fledgling, fresh, green, green as grass, groundless, half baked, ignorant, immature, inconclusive, indecisive, inexperienced, intact, maiden,… … Moby Thesaurus
