unblooded
- adjective
- Despite being unblooded in the role, she quickly learned to handle the challenges of her new job.
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- Samuel is unblooded, barely scraping by and harboring some kind of secret.
Examples
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The unblooded apprentice was eager to prove himself during the first project.
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Samuel is unblooded, barely scraping by and harboring some kind of secret.
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As an unblooded recruit, he lacked the combat experience of his peers.
Synonyms
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3.4
Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
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4.4
New and without much experience in a job or activity
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5.3
Not tested or used before
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2.9
Having no ability or training to do something well
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6.5
A person who has little experience in a job or activity
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9.5
Inexperienced and not fully trained, often a young person or group
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6.0
Not trained or practiced in basic routines like marching
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8.2
Not yet tested in a difficult or dangerous activity
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
unblooded = blooded (opaque) = un + blood + ed
Although formed with recognizable morphemes 'un-' and '-ed', the adjective 'blooded' meaning 'experienced' is idiomatic and not deducible from the literal sense of 'blood'.
Etymology
Unblooded breaks into un- 'not' and blooded from 'blood', where being 'blooded' came to mean having had your first real test. So to call someone unblooded is to say they are 'not yet experienced or tested' in a job, sport, or role.