full-on

adjective

Examples of full-on in a Sentence

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The Brazilian is more of a second striker rather than a full-on no.9. Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The Florida rapper on the T-Mobile stage late Saturday had powerful songs, a full-on stage set and choreography to rival Broadway. Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 The direct damage includes full-on wolf attacks that kill or maim cattle. Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025 One way that Trump’s tariffs could bring down the trade deficit, which is the gap between exports and imports, is by eventually knocking the economy into a full-on recession. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-on

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full-on was in 1954

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“Full-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-on. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

full-on

adjective
ˈfu̇l-ˌȯn,
-ˌän

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