sperimentato

Sperimentato is the past participle of the Italian verb sperimentare, meaning to experiment or to test. As an adjective, it denotes something that has been tested or tried and agrees in gender and number: sperimentato, sperimentata, sperimentati, sperimentate. In compound tenses it appears with avere (ho sperimentato, hai sperimentato, abbiamo sperimentato); in passive constructions or adjectival use it can appear with essere (i metodi sono stati sperimentati; un modello sperimentato).

Etymology traces the term to Latin roots connected with trying or testing, such as experiri (to try) and experimentum (a trial). It belongs to a family that includes sperimentazione (experimentation) and sperimentale (experimental). The word is common in scientific, technical, and research discourse.

Usage notes indicate that sperimentato typically refers to methods, techniques, or results that have undergone testing and validation. It does not usually mean “experienced” in the sense of human skill; that sense is more commonly expressed with esperto. When describing people, sperimentato is rarely used to denote experience; in such cases, terms like professionista esperto or tecnico competente are preferred. In some contexts, synonyms such as testato or provato may be used to emphasize that something has been proven by testing, while collau dato is another option in certain industries.

In English, the word is often translated as "tested" or, when used as a verb, "experimented." As an adjective, it conveys that a method or result has been validated through experimentation.