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adjective \ ˈfu̇l-ˈblōn \
Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

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

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First Known Use of full-blown

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full-blown Synonyms

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

FULL-BLOWN Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of full-blown for English Language Learners

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

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full-blown

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medical Definition of full-blown

: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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