Unflighted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unflighted is an adjective meaning (of birds, rare) Lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless).
Meaning
(of birds, rare) Lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless).
More Meanings
- Lacking flights (arrows, a screw thread, etc.).
Example Sentences
Unflighted darts have a tendency to tumble.
This breed of canary is unflighted for the first six months of its life.
Antonyms for unflighted
Common opposites include flighted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fledgeless, unfeathered, callow, featherless, downless, semiflightless.
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