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Unfledged definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNFLEDG'ED, a.
1. Not yet furnished with feathers; implumous; as an unfledged bird.
2. Young; not having attained to full growth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" [syn: unfledged, immature] [ant: fledged, mature]
2: (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow" [syn: unfledged, fledgeless, unvaned]
3: young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" [syn: fledgling, unfledged, callow]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1602 1. not feathered ; not ready for flight 2. not fully developed ; immature <an unfledged writer>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (of a person) inexperienced. 2 (of a bird) not yet fledged.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Unfledged Un*fledged", a. Not fledged; not feathered; hence, not fully developed; immature. --Dryden.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Unfeathered, callow. 2. Inexperienced, raw, green, untried.

Moby Thesaurus

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