pinfeathered

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adjective

Having some or all of the feathers not fully or imperfectly developed.

OriginEnglish feathered ← Middle English pinne ← Old English pinn →
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Meanings

adjectivepinfeathered (comparative more pinfeathered, superlative most pinfeathered)

comparative more pinfeathered · superlative most pinfeathered · alternative pin-feathered

  1. Having some or all of the feathers not fully or imperfectly developed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*pinnaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*pinn
  3. Old Englishpinn
  4. Middle Englishpinne
  5. Englishpin
  6. Englishfeathered
  7. Englishpinfeathered

From pin + feathered.

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APA

pinfeathered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfeathered

MLA

“pinfeathered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfeathered. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinfeathered,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinfeathered.

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