adjective
- (of a young bird) not yet having developed feathers necessary for flight
- inexperienced or immature; not fully developed
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The unfledged robin chicks remained in the nest for another week.
- Several unfledged baby eagles were spotted in the wildlife sanctuary.
- The unfledged journalist made several rookie mistakes in her first article.
- He was still an unfledged lawyer with much to learn about courtroom procedure.
- The unfledged startup struggled to compete with established companies.
- Her unfledged attempts at cooking resulted in a burnt dinner.
- The coach was patient with the unfledged players on the team.