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full-fledged

adjective \ ˈfu̇l-ˈflejd \
1 : fully developed : total, complete
  • a full-fledged biography
2 : having attained complete status
  • full-fledged lawyer
3 : full-blown 2
  • a full-fledged reunion

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First Known Use of full-fledged

1579

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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full-fledged Synonyms

Synonyms

adult, full-blown, 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-FLEDGED Defined for English Language Learners

full-fledged

adjective

  • : fully developed

  • : meeting all the necessary requirements to be something

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