full-blown

[ fool-blohn ]
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adjective
  1. fully or completely developed: full-blown AIDS; an idea expanded into a full-blown novel.

  2. in full bloom: a full-blown rose.

Origin of full-blown

1
First recorded in 1605–15

Words Nearby full-blown

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How to use full-blown in a sentence

  • At least ten men be sides Gwynne were hovering about Dolly Boutts, like humming-birds about the nectar of a full-blown rose.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • How many blighted buds there are for every full-blown flower or ripened fruit!

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • This religious homage was only gradually developed to its present full-blown idolatry.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • These likenesses were not so apparent at first sight in Mrs. Levine, the golden, full-blown flower of the Brodricks.

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • These severally were supposed to include the full-blown racer, the out-of-date racer, and the ordinary cruiser.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.

British Dictionary definitions for full-blown

full-blown

adjective
  1. characterized by the fullest, strongest, or best development

  2. in full bloom

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