unfeathered

adjective

un·​feathered

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1

a

: having no plumage

unfeathered legs of the Orpington

: unfledged

the unfeathered brood

b

: plucked

an unfeathered goose

2

: not fully developed : callow

that unfeathered, two-legg'd thing, a son

—John Dryden

3

: not equipped with feathers

unfeathered arrows

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + feathered, past participle of feather

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