unseasoned
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6.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsiːzənd/
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inexperto
- It is one of the main reasons some Christians send their children to public school: they see it as a vast mission field and believe that it is their duty to send their unseasoned (pun intended) youngsters to "be salt and light" there as part of fulfilling our purpose given in that verse.
Examples
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However, by focusing on no compromise, we have hamstrung Republicans' efforts, and if we throw them out and replace them with still more angry but unseasoned amateurs who will make even more tactical errors, then we will lose big time with the mushy middle.
Blog text (25) -
Eager but unseasoned, and a little daunted by the danger—which was considerable at the moment—the transporter chief had to admit.
Fiction book (1991) -
Many unseasoned volunteers found it difficult to adapt to the demands of the event.
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The unseasoned athlete struggled to keep up with the more experienced players during practice.
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As an unseasoned writer, she felt nervous submitting her first story for publication.
Synonyms
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3.4
Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
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4.6
Not tried before to check if it works
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5.3
Not tested or used before
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6.0
Not experienced at doing something
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8.4
Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject
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6.5
Not skilled at a task or subject
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4.8
Has little skill or experience in a particular activity
Not yet tested in a difficult or dangerous activity
Not trained or practiced in basic routines like marching
Antonyms
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unseasoned comes from un- ('not') and seasoned, which can mean 'made ready by experience'. A helpful way to remember it is that a 'seasoned' person is prepared by time and practice, so an unseasoned person lacks that experience.