unfledged

Adjective
Synonyms: immaturefledgelessunvanedfledglingcallow

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. (of birds) not yet having developed feathers“a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill”Synonyms: immatureSimilar unfeathered
  2. (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers“shot an unfledged arrow”Synonyms: fledgelessunvanedOpposite featheredSimilar unfeathered, featherless
  3. young and inexperienced“a fledgling enterprise”“a fledgling skier”“an unfledged lawyer”Synonyms: fledglingcallowOpposite experiencedSimilar inexperienced, inexperient

Related words fledgeling noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un·fledged′ adjective

Not fledged; not feathered; hence, not fully developed; immature. John Dryden

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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