unblooded

English

Etymology

un- +‎ blooded

Adjective

unblooded (not comparable)

Not yet blooded; untried in battle; still to take part in combat.
- 2009 October 11, Elizabeth D. Samet, “Marine Dreams”, in New York Times‎:
  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.”

Translations

untried in battle

Greek: απόλεμος (el) (apólemos)
Ancient: ἀπόλεμος (apólemos)

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