UNFLEDGED

fledgling, unfledged, callow

(adjective) young and inexperienced; “a fledgling enterprise”; “a fledgling skier”; “an unfledged lawyer”

unfledged, fledgeless, unvaned

(adjective) (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; “shot an unfledged arrow”

unfledged, immature

(adjective) (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; “a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unfledged (not comparable)

Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly.

Synonym: callow

Antonym: fledged

(figuratively) Not yet fully grown or developed; not yet mature.

(figuratively) Inexperienced, like a tyro or novice.

Antonym: experienced

Source: Wiktionary


Un*fledged", a.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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