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UNFEATHERED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unfeathered mean?
• UNFEATHERED (adjective)
The adjective UNFEATHERED has 2 senses:
1. having no feathers
2. not having feathers
Familiarity information: UNFEATHERED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having no feathers
Synonyms:
featherless; unfeathered
Context example:
the unfeathered legs of an Orpington
Similar:
plucked (having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl)
fledgeless; unfledged; unvaned ((of an arrow) not equipped with feathers)
Antonym:
feathered (having or covered with feathers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not having feathers
Context example:
the unfeathered brood
Similar:
immature; unfledged ((of birds) not yet having developed feathers)
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