callow

The definition of callow is someone or something immature.

(adjective)

A forty year old man with the maturity level of a fifteen year old is an example of callow.

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See callow in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. still lacking the feathers needed for flying; unfledged
  2. young and inexperienced; immature

Origin: ME calwe < OE calu, bare, bald < IE base *gal-, bald, naked > L calvus, bald, Czech holý, naked, Ger kahl, bald

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See callow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature: a callow young man.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English calwe, bald

Origin: , from Old English calu

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Related Forms:

  • calˈlow·ness noun

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