Unblooded

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not yet blooded; untried in battle; still to take part in combat. not-comparable

    "Recalling his anxiety as an unblooded lieutenant on the eve of the Mexican War, Ulysses S. Grant confessed, “I felt sorry that I had enlisted.”"

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"Recalling his anxiety as an unblooded lieutenant on the eve of the Mexican War, Ulysses S. Grant confessed, “I felt sorry that I had enlisted.”"

Etymology

From un- + blooded.

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