unexercised

unexercised
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Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + exercised, past participle of exercisen to exercise
: not exercised:
a. : not put to use or trial : untried, unpracticed

a faculty left unexercised

I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed — John Milton

b. : not made effective in action : not exerted : unclaimed

an unexercised right

a privilege unexercised for years

c. : not accustomed to physical exercise : sedentary, inactive

skiing … within the reach of the most unexercisedTimes Literary Supplement

d. archaic : not fitted or prepared by exercise : untrained

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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