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Unfledged Definition & Meaning

unfledged
adjective
  1. (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"
  2. (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow"
  3. young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"

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What does unfledged mean?
(of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill" (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow" young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"
What part of speech is unfledged?
Unfledged is an adjective.
How many definitions does unfledged have?
Unfledged has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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