unfledged

[ uhn-flejd ]

/ ʌnˈflɛdʒd /

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adjective

not fledged; without sufficient feathers for flight, as a young bird.

immature; callow.

Nearby words

unfix, unflagging, unflappable, unflapped, unflattering, unfledged, unfleshly, unflinching, unfocused, unfold, unfollow

Origin of unfledged

First recorded in 1595–1605; un-¹ + fledged

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Examples from the Web for unfledged

Her lawyer was merely an unfledged practitioner assigned to her defense as a formality of the court.
Within the Law|Marvin Dana
The politicians discussed it over their wine, and unfledged aspirants for fame probed the bare possibilities in secret conclaves.
Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale|Ida Glenwood
I felt I had been conducting myself in an unfledged girlish fashion, and that Ruth, with her staid common sense, was reproving me.
Esther|Rosa Nouchette Carey
Like the unfledged bird, he spreads his wings, and essays their powers.
Thoughts on Man|William Godwin

The unfledged lawyers whom his favor had distinguished were of his faction.
A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable

British Dictionary definitions for unfledged

unfledged

/ (ʌnˈflɛdʒd) /

adjective

(of a young bird) not having developed adult feathers

immature and undeveloped

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Word Origin and History for unfledged

unfledged

adj.

c.1600, of persons, "immature, not experienced," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of fledge. Literal sense of "not yet covered in feathers" is recorded from 1610s.

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unfledged

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