1
: fully developed : total, complete
a full-fledged biography
2
: having attained complete status
full-fledged lawyer
3
: full-blown sense 2
a full-fledged reunion

Examples of full-fledged in a Sentence

it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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It was originally destined to be a full-fledged series but ended up a single film as events played out. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 The leaders were expected to announce a full-fledged trade deal at the meeting. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025 But researchers at Google Japan have rewound the clock and imagined a world where the iconic spinning dial lived on, eventually evolving into a full-fledged mechanical keyboard. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025 These encounters come amid tensions between the U.S. and its allies and China as the East Asian power projects its force further from its shores, and raise concerns of an accident sparking a full-fledged confrontation between the world's two most powerful militaries. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-fledged

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of full-fledged was in 1579

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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-fledged. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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full-fledged

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˈflejd
: fully developed : mature

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