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full-blown

adjective \ ˈfu̇l-ˈblōn \
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

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First Known Use of full-blown

1576

in the meaning defined at sense 1b

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full-blown Synonyms

Synonyms

adult, full-fledged, mature, matured, ripe, ripened;

Antonyms

adolescent, green, immature, juvenile, unripe, unripened, young, youngish, youthful;

Near Antonyms

blooming, blossoming, burgeoning, flourishing, flowering;

undeveloped, unfinished, unfledged, unformed;

Related Words

aged, aging (or ageing), long-lived, old, older;

golden, mellow;

FULL-BLOWN Defined for English Language Learners

full-blown

adjective

  • : having all of the qualities that are associated with a particular thing or type of person : fully developed

Medical Dictionary

full-blown

adjective
: fully developed : being in its most extreme or serious form : possessing or exhibiting the characteristic symptoms
  • a full-blown cold
  • full-blown hypertension
  • a collection of symptoms that isn't quite full-blown AIDS
  • —J. Silberner

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