Callow: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Callow adjective. Young and lacking experience of life.
How to say it
KAL-oh/ˈkæləʊ/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (KAL).
Callow in a sentence
As a callow nineteen-year-old, he thought a credit card was free money.
The novel follows a callow clerk who learns the city the hard way.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- inexperienced
- green
- naive
- immature
Opposite:
- experienced
- worldly
Where callow comes from
From Old English calu, bald; it first described young birds without their feathers.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The novel follows a _____ clerk who learns the city the hard way.
- callow
- gregarious
- pious
Show the answer
callow: The novel follows a callow clerk who learns the city the hard way.