callowness

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Matthew Patrick Davis accentuates with a wink the callowness of Joseph II, an emperor who perhaps sees in Mozart a reflection of his own stunted nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

He was supposed to be the “grown-up in the room,” a counterweight to W.’s callowness.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2021

But with the relative callowness of Bobby Wood and Gyasi Zardes in the roster, the coach has gone for the experience and current domestic form of Wondolowski.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2016

“I am ashamed of callowness as a scientist. I had just been dreaming to be a scientist who makes contribution to the development of human society.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 29, 2016

Aside from callowness, what is this man’s problem?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos