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callow

[kal-oh] / ˈkæl oʊ /


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New Zealand were caught cold on the substandard pitch at Lord's, yet here they were much too disciplined, skilful and wily for the callow England team.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Built by "Hitman" developers IO Interactive, "First Light" offers a new version of Bond's origin story, dropping players into the shoes of a cocky but callow young version of the spy still earning his stripes.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

He presented himself as a callow young culture warrior prosecuting a case against Old Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan is equal parts callow and brilliant, a truth-teller who hides behind his own emotional walls, a small man inside of a giant talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

Can it be that we do not love to be reminded that we are very young and callow in a world that was old when we came into it?

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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