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unfledged

[uhn-flejd]
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adjective

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

RELATED WORDS

undisciplined, unschooled, naive, inept, young, untried, unsophisticated, immature, youthful, untimely, incomplete, callow, infantile, new, budding, inexperienced, untested, unproved, grassy, lush

Nearby words

  1. unfix,
  2. unflagging,
  3. unflappable,
  4. unflapped,
  5. unflattering,
  6. unfleshly,
  7. unflinching,
  8. unfocused,
  9. unfold,
  10. unfollow

Origin of unfledged

First recorded in 1595–1605; un-1 + fledged
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British Dictionary definitions for unfledged

unfledged

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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