- not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested: Insurance may not cover the cost if cheaper treatments exist or newer treatments are untried and unproven.
- lacking the knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience; inexperienced: No contender is going to use an untried rookie in the last month of a playoff race when they have players with much more experience available.
- not yet tried at law: He was imprisoned—uncharged and untried—solely for political reasons.
- not tried, attempted, or proved; untested
- not tried by a judge or court
