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fledgy

fledgy adjective: feathered or feathery.

Adjective

fledgy (comparative more fledgy, superlative most fledgy)

  1. Feathered or feathery.
    • Where a fledgy sea-bird choir / Soars for ever1838, John Keats, Not Aladdin magian
    • And she who with compassionate sympathy / To so high flight my fledgy wings beguiled, / With answer thus anticipated me1921, Dante, Alighieri, “Paradiso”, in Dante - The Divine Comedy - Collection - English - 18th century and 19th century, page 410

Forms of fledgy

comparativemore fledgy
superlativemost fledgy

Origin of fledgy

From fledge + -y.

Questions about fledgy

What does fledgy mean?
Fledgy means feathered or feathery.
What part of speech is fledgy?
Fledgy is an adjective.

Words near fledgy in the dictionary

  1. fledges
  2. fledging
  3. fledgling
  4. fledglinghood
  5. fledglings
  6. fledgy
  7. flee
  8. fleeable
  9. fleece
  10. fleece rot
  11. fleece wool

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