EpicentRx Word of the Week (WOW): Callow

Aug 5, 2024

“If a prequel to Shallow Hal were ever made, when the actor was young and immature, it could be called Callow Hal.”

 

Callow

Definition (adjective):  immature and inexperienced. “No longer a callow youth, he is now older and wiser.” “High school students are often hormonal and callow.”

Pronunciation: kal-oh

About the Word:

From calu, a word that meant “bald” in Middle English and Old English as in a bald or unfeathered young bird.