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unfletched

adjective

Not fletched or feathered.

“an unfletched arrow”

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Meanings

adjectiveunfletched (not comparable)

not comparableNot fletched or feathered.
an unfletched arrow
figurativelynot comparableSynonym of unfledged (“of a person: not yet fully grown or mature; lacking experience, like a novice or tyro; immature, inexperienced”).
[W]hile knovvledge he did vvant, / Our unfletch'd Author, vvrit a VVild Gallant.
1667 (revival performance), John Dryden, “Prologue to the Wild-Gallant Reviv’d”, in The Wild Gallant: A Comedy. […], In the Savoy [London]: […] T[homas] Newcomb for H[enry] Herringman, […], published 1669, →OCLC
Synonyms: unfledged

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of unfledged (“of a person: not yet fully grown or mature; lacking experience, like a novice or tyro; immature, inexperienced”).

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Origin

From un- + fletched.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unfletched

etched outstretched far-fetched fletched short-fetched

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APA

unfletched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfletched

MLA

“unfletched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfletched. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfletched,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfletched.

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