untested

adjective

un·​test·​ed ˌən-ˈte-stəd How to pronounce untested (audio)
: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untested new drugs
an untested politician

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Sub-second block intervals demand tighter synchronization across the network, and the protocol’s behavior under sustained high-load, adversarial conditions remains largely untested. Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Read Next National Woman’s 2006 rape kit sat untested for 11 years in New Mexico. Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025 Image Still relatively untested, Herzog & de Meuron proposed a masterful program of adaptive reuse. Jason Farago, New York Times, 8 May 2025 Can Trump fire Powell? Legally, the answer is complicated and untested. Nik Popli, Time, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untested

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of untested was circa 1775

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“Untested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untested. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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