adjective
- Of birds. ( not yet having developed feathers)
- usage: "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"
- synonyms: immature
- Of an arrow. ( not equipped with feathers)
- usage: "shot an unfledged arrow"
- synonyms: fledgeless, unvaned
- Young and inexperienced.
- usage: "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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