full-fledged
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full-fledged
(fo͝ol′flĕjd′)adj.
1. Having reached full development; mature.
2. Having full status or rank: a full-fledged lawyer.
3. Having fully developed adult plumage.
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full-fledged
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full′-fledged′
adj.
1. of full rank or standing: a full-fledged professor.
2. fully developed.
[1880–85]
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Adj. | 1. | full-fledged - (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly |
2. | full-fledged - (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation |
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full-fledged
adjectiveHaving reached full growth and development:
Idiom: of age.
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