unpracticed

unpracticed
unpracticed (adj.) 1550s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + pp. of PRACTICE (Cf. practice) (v.).

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  • unpracticed — index inexperienced, outdated, outmoded, unaccustomed, unversed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unpracticed — [unprak′tist] adj. 1. not practiced; not habitually or repeatedly done, performed, etc. 2. not skilled or experienced …   English World dictionary

  • unpracticed — /un prak tist/, adj. 1. not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor. 2. not practiced; not usually or generally used or done; not put into effect. Also, esp. Brit., unpractised. [1530 40; UN 1 + PRACTICED] * * * …   Universalium

  • unpracticed — Synonyms and related words: a novice at, a stranger to, callow, disaccustomed, fresh, green, green as grass, ignorant, immature, inexperienced, new to, raw, rusty, unaccustomed, unaccustomed to, unacquainted with, unconversant, unconversant with …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unpracticed — un•prac•ticed [[t]ʌnˈpræk tɪst[/t]] adj. 1) not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor[/ex] 2) not practiced; not usually or generally done or put into effect Also, esp. brit. un•prac′tised. Etymology: 1530–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • unpracticed — adjective Not practiced …   Wiktionary

  • unpracticed — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not tested or proved: undemonstrated, unproved, untested, untried. See ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE. 2. Lacking experience and the knowledge gained from it: green, inexperienced, inexpert, raw, uninitiate, uninitiated,… …   English dictionary for students

  • unpracticed — adj. not practiced; unexperienced …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unpracticed — un·practiced …   English syllables

  • unpracticed — adjective not having had extensive practice • Syn: ↑unpractised, ↑unversed • Similar to: ↑inexperienced, ↑inexperient …   Useful english dictionary

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