unflighted

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adjective

Lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless)

“Unflighted darts have a tendency to tumble.”

Opposite
flighted
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Meanings

adjectiveunflighted (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareLacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless)

    This breed of canary is unflighted for the first six months of its life.

    Antonyms: flighted

  2. not comparableLacking flights (arrows, a screw thread, etc.).

    Unflighted darts have a tendency to tumble.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless)

Opposite
flighted

Origin

From un- + flighted.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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