What (who) is callow - definition
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Callow (disambiguation)
callow
To touch someone inappropirately
He just callowed my privates.
He just callowed my privates.
callow
¦ adjective (of a young person) inexperienced and immature.
Derivatives
callowly adverb
callowness noun
Origin
OE calu 'bald', of W. Gmc origin, prob. from L. calvus 'bald', later 'unfledged'.
callow
A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
...a callow youth.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Pronunciation examples for callow
1. And his development, his evolution from being a callow
The Searchers _ Glenn Frankel _ Talks At Google
2. So I don't mean stupidity, I don't mean a callow indifference
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3. in a way I couldn't when I was a callow 30-something.
The Underground Railroad _ Colson Whitehead _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of callow
1. Mr Callow said: "Narrating Mr Men was highly entertaining.
2. It can be dangerous if you bring a callow youth to an adults‘ fiesta, unattended.
3. Simon Callow plays the psychiatrist who helps the youth after his torrid ritual with the horses.
4. "The vigilance language has to come back," said Julian Callow, chief European economist at Barclays Capital.
5. Will they regard him as a pretty–boy toff, too callow to be prime minister?