fledgeless, a.
(ˈflɛdʒlɪs)
[f. fledge a. + -less.]
Unfledged.
| 1769 J. Gerrard in Monthly Rev. XLII. 185 For me his hand the fledgeless dove betray'd. 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 602 In seven days more expect the fledgeless young. 1859 Ld. Lytton Wanderer (ed. 2) 97 The fledgeless nurslings of Regret. |