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unfledged

unf·led·ged

UK/ˈʌnflɛd͡ʒd/ US/ˌʌnˈflɛd͡ʒd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of birds) not yet having developed feathers

  • “a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill”
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2.

(of an arrow) not equipped with feathers

  • “shot an unfledged arrow”
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3.

young and inexperienced

  • “a fledgling enterprise”
  • “a fledgling skier”
  • “an unfledged lawyer”
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Origin

From unfledge (“to remove feathers from (a bird)”) + -ed (suffix forming past tense forms of verbs).

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