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as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
inexperienced teenagers who, naturally, thought they knew everything
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as in amateur
lacking or showing a lack of expert skill
an inexperienced carpenter had obviously built the rough-hewn cabin
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Adjective
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When the eggs hatch, the immature stages start feeding.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Why is the administration favoring advanced nuclear and next-gen geothermal which are commercially immature compared with wind and solar?—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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His adolescent daughter Louise was standing beneath a big top in a rural French town preparing to enter the center ring.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Aug. 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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For the first autopsy, an Army doctor named Kosaka made an incision into the abdominal section of the body of a young soldier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rahe's authentic leadership is reflected in the everyday innovations of the firm, as evidenced by the development of Fort Washington’s Fresh Network, formed in 2019 in an effort to uplift young professionals and produce an exchange of fresh ideas.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Inexperienced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexperienced. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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