callow

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That was what I sought when, as a callow and hormonal high school student, I first discovered Lawrence.
A case for D.H. Lawrence as a father of modern travel writing | Walter Nicklin | September 2, 2021 | Washington Post
Anyone going through Prozac Nation can certainly find plenty of callow moments when Wurtzel does whine.
Thank You, Elizabeth Wurtzel: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 20 | Nicolaus Mills | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But now that veneer is gone, and what remains is a callow man-child at odds with himself.
What's Happened to Don Draper? Why Everyone’s Favorite ‘Mad Men’ Stud Needs His Mojo Back | Lizzie Crocker | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

This is clearly not a boast; it seems, rather, a shamed admission of petty, callow cruelty.
In Defense of Jonathan Franzen | Michelle Goldberg | September 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The last thing we should do is help the callow—and dangerous—Kim continue his rule.
North Korea’s Dangerous Hostage Game | Gordon G. Chang | May 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
In this callow atmosphere, Brooke Astor would never be an icon, but she is remembered with nostalgia.
Brooke Astor’s Estate Is Auctioned, and a Friend Recalls Her Fondly | Barbara Goldsmith | September 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
There lay the callow brood marked out by Nature and man, for her ministrations.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona Caird
Next morning early they sent in their 'callow' verses to the great man, and followed shortly themselves.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. Allen
When he was haled into court, despite his callow years, he came with insolent confidence, as one above the law.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville Buck
"I wonder the rebels had the courage to pursue you," said a very callow youth named Graves.
In Hostile Red | Joseph Altsheler
As I looked at the two callow things in the grass, a dismay and weak helplessness quite overcame me.
Roof and Meadow | Dallas Lore Sharp

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