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untried

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1. untried - Adjective

2. untried - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

not tried or tested by experience

not yet proved or subjected to testing

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It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested. James Russell Lowell

Eternity! thou pleasing dreadful thought! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass! Joseph Addison

The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried. Michel de Montaigne

In times of storm and tempest, of indecision and desolation, a book already known and loved makes better reading than something new and untried ... nothing is so warming and companionable. Elizabeth Goudge

When I came to Intel, I was scared to death. I left a very secure job where I knew what I was doing and started running R&D for a brand new venture in untried territory. It was terrifying. Andy Grove

A single untried popular remedy often throws the scientific doctor into hysterics. Chinese Proverb

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