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Definition of
callow adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
callow
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈkæloʊ
/
/
(
formal
)
(
disapproving
)
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young and without experience
synonym
inexperienced
a callow youth
See
callow
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