callow

Speech parts

1. callow - Noun

2. callow - Adjective

3. callow - Adjective Satellite

4. Callow - Proper noun

Meaning

Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.

Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth.

A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

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Examples

It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your subject. Cass Gilbert

I thought I was doing my duty for my country. I didn't know I was going to be treated like a convict. Did it make better soldiers of the callow youths we were then? I doubt it. Arnold Ridley

I think actors go along a continuum from Simon Callow down to kind of Ross Kemp, and I like to think of myself as the Ross Kemp of comedy. He's very good in 'East Enders' because he plays a version of himself. I think I can play a version of myself - that's about all I can do. Jo Brand

My own concepts in this regard are easy and clear, and I am sure that the word "simplistic” will be used by my critics. These folk are callow and turgid of intellect; I am reassured by their howls and yelps. Jack Vance

a fledgling enterprise Source: Internet

a fledgling skier Source: Internet

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