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full-fledged

adjective \ ˈfu̇l-ˈflejd \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of full-fledged

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

full-fledged 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-FLEDGED Defined for English Language Learners

full-fledged

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Definition of full-fledged for English Language Learners

: fully developed
: meeting all the necessary requirements to be something

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