untested
adjective
un·test·ed
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Definition of untested
: not put to a test : not proved by trial or experience
untested new drugs an untested politician
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Thousands of untested kits also have been found at other police departments across the nation. — USA TODAY, "Charlottesville remembered, drive-thru ban, ketchup karma: News from around our 50 states," 13 Aug. 2019 He was charged after his DNA was compared to an untested rape kit that had languished in storage and discovered in 2009 along with 11,000 other kits, the paper reports. — CBS News, "Man linked by DNA to 1997 rape freed after old photograph ID's him as victim's ex," 24 July 2019 That’s because the victim’s rape kit was one of about 11,000 untested kits discovered in a police property storage facility in 2009. — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, "Man freed from prison: Not Detroit rape victim's fault I was incarcerated," 23 July 2019 The offensive line is untested with only senior Andrew Zulu returning as a starter. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "HS football top-10 countdown: No. 7 Ben Davis readies for 'Revenge Tour'," 5 Aug. 2019 Whether this stuff hurts or helps Johnson is untested. — Washington Post, "Boris Johnson, the likely next British prime minister, dogged by questions of character," 25 June 2019 The decision stemmed from allegations that the company falsified records, sold untested products to consumers and sold edibles that had no THC at all. — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "In a first, a Fairbanks cannabis shop has been shut down by the state," 31 Jan. 2018 The case took 20 years to go to trial because after the attack, the teen’s untested rape kit languished at a police property storage facility, part of a group of 11,000 discovered in 2009. — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan appeals court orders inmate release following Free Press investigation," 22 July 2019 These banks are taking a calculated risk to embrace an untested new market that is associated with a variety of hazards, itself a striking stance in the staid world of banking. — Christina Rexrode, WSJ, "Small Banks’ New Money Maker: Bitcoin," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'untested.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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untested
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of untested
: not yet shown to be good, strong, etc., by being used, placed in a difficult situation, etc.
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