unpracticed

• Qualifie une personne qui manque d'expérience, de compétence ou de pratique dans une activité donnée.

Describes a person who lacks experience, skill, or training in a particular activity.

1. Lacking experience or skillC1formal

   Not having been trained or practiced in a particular activity; inexperienced.

   inexpérimenté, non exercé

   • His unpracticed attempts at playing the piano were painful to hear.
   • The unpracticed surgeon made several mistakes during the operation.
   • An unpracticed eye might not notice the subtle differences in the painting.

   Synonymesgreeninexperiencedrawuninitiatedunseasonedunskilleduntrainedunversed

   Antonymesadeptexperiencedexpertpracticedproficientskilledtrained

2. Not put into practiceC1formal

   Not carried out or applied in reality; theoretical only.

   non mis en pratique

   • The theory remained unpracticed due to lack of resources.
   • Many good ideas stay unpracticed because of bureaucratic hurdles.
   • His unpracticed principles were never tested in real life.

   Synonymesabstracttheoreticaluntriedunused