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UNFLEDGED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Young and inexperienced
Example:
an unfledged lawyer
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
inexperienced; inexperient (lacking practical experience or training)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of an arrow) not equipped with feathers
Example:
shot an unfledged arrow
Synonyms:
fledgeless; unfledged; unvaned
Classified under:
Similar:
featherless; unfeathered (having no feathers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of birds) not yet having developed feathers
Example:
a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill
Synonyms:
immature; unfledged
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unfeathered (not having feathers)
Antonym:
fledged ((of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination)
