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unfeathered

feath·ered
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feth -erd]
    • /ˈfɛð ərd/
    • /ˌʌnˈfɛðəd /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feth -erd]
    • /ˈfɛð ərd/

Definitions of unfeathered word

  • adjective unfeathered clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow. 1
  • adjective unfeathered quick; rapid; speedy; swift: feathered feet. 1
  • adjective unfeathered (of a veneer) cut to show a figure resembling a plume. 1
  • adjective unfeathered not feathered; not having feathers 0

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Origin of unfeathered

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English fethered, Old English gefetherede, see feather, -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unfeathered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unfeathered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unfeathered usage trend in Literature

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