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unfledged

[uhn-flejd]

adjective

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

  2. immature; callow.



unfledged

/ ʌˈڱɛ /

adjective

  1. (of a young bird) not having developed adult feathers

  2. immature and undeveloped

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unfledged1

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- 1 + fledged
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But for the unfledged, it’s not that easy or welcoming.

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“Boy and girl. Aren’t they beauties?” said the proud papa, beaming upon the little red squirmers as if they were unfledged angels.

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do you do when your wacky stage play is bordering on unfledged critical catastrophe?

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"Aha," I said to my unfledged self, "No wonder so many people make derisive comments about this stuff."

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While the track isn’t necessarily unpleasant, it’s largely bland, rendering much of the sound puerile and unfledged.

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