full-blown

full–blown

adj \-ˈblōn\

Definition of FULL-BLOWN

1

a : fully mature b : being at the height of bloom c : full-fledged

2

: possessing or exhibiting all the usual or necessary features or symptoms <a general philosophy, if not a full–blown ideology, is emerging — W. H. Jones> <developed full–blown AIDS>

First Known Use of FULL-BLOWN

1601

Related to FULL-BLOWN

Synonyms: adult, full-blown, full-fledged, matured, ripe, ripened

Antonyms: adolescent, green, immature, juvenile, unripe, unripened, young, youngish, youthful

Related Words: aged, aging (or ageing), long-lived, old, older; golden, mellow

Near Antonyms: blooming, blossoming, burgeoning, flourishing, flowering; undeveloped, unfinished, unfledged, unformed

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