Meaning of unpinioned | Babel Free
Definitions
- Of a bird: not having the pinions of its wings cut off, or its wings otherwise disabled, to prevent it from flying.
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Free from restraint. also, archaic, figuratively
Examples
“[W]hile the vvorks of others fly like unpinioned ſvvans, I find my ovvn move as heavily as a nevv-plucked gooſe.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.