callow
immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
(of a young bird) featherless; unfledged.
a recently hatched worker ant.
Origin of callow
1Other words for callow
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Other words from callow
- cal·low·ness, noun
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How to use callow in a sentence
That was what I sought when, as a callow and hormonal high school student, I first discovered Lawrence.
A case for D.H. Lawrence as a father of modern travel writing | Walter Nicklin | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostAnyone going through Prozac Nation can certainly find plenty of callow moments when Wurtzel does whine.
Thank You, Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 20 | Nicolaus Mills | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut now that veneer is gone, and what remains is a callow man-child at odds with himself.
What's Happened to Don Draper? Why Everyone’s Favorite ‘Mad Men’ Stud Needs His Mojo Back | Lizzie Crocker | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is clearly not a boast; it seems, rather, a shamed admission of petty, callow cruelty.
The last thing we should do is help the callow—and dangerous—Kim continue his rule.
In this callow atmosphere, Brooke Astor would never be an icon, but she is remembered with nostalgia.
Brooke Astor’s Estate Is Auctioned, and a Friend Recalls Her Fondly | Barbara Goldsmith | September 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere lay the callow brood marked out by Nature and man, for her ministrations.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdNext morning early they sent in their 'callow' verses to the great man, and followed shortly themselves.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenWhen he was haled into court, despite his callow years, he came with insolent confidence, as one above the law.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck"I wonder the rebels had the courage to pursue you," said a very callow youth named Graves.
In Hostile Red | Joseph AltshelerAs I looked at the two callow things in the grass, a dismay and weak helplessness quite overcame me.
Roof and Meadow | Dallas Lore Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for callow (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkæləʊ) /
lacking experience of life; immature
rare (of a young bird) unfledged and usually lacking feathers
Origin of callow
1Derived forms of callow
- callowness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Callow (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkæləʊ) /
Simon. born 1949, British actor and theatre director
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