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Wet behind the ears
Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
📖 Definitions of "Wet behind the ears"
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Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wet behind the ears"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inexperienced | Not experienced; lacking knowledge because lacking experience. |
| rawnoun | (cooking) (of food) Not cooked. |
| newnoun | Recently made, or created. |
| greennoun | The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm. |
| wet-behind-the-ears | Alternative form of wet behind the ears. [(idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).] |
| green behind the ears | Synonym of wet behind the ears. |
| dry behind the ears | (idiomatic) Seasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment. |
| suckingnoun | An act of sucking. |
| novicey | Characteristic of a novice; inexperienced; amateurish. |
| dewy-eyed | Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is experiencing strong emotions. |
| tendernoun | The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry. |
| novicelike | Resembling or characteristic of a novice; new or inexperienced. |
| beginnerish | Characteristic of a beginner or novice. |
| green as a gooseberry | (simile) Young and inexperienced. |
| immature | Childish in behavior; juvenile. |
| rookielike | Characteristic of a rookie; amateurish, naive. |
| plooky | (Scotland) Covered in blotches or pimples. |
| rough around the edges | (idiomatic) In need of refinement; unsophisticated. |
| young | In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago. |
| verdurous | Freshly green; verdant; covered with verdure, or consisting of it. |
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