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View synonyms for full-blown

full-blown

[ fool-blohn ]

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.



full-blown

adjective

  1. characterized by the fullest, strongest, or best development
  2. in full bloom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of full-blown1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences

I was already a full-blown movie freak by the time I was in 8th grade.

One man was having an epileptic seizure; one had a nosebleed; one had full-blown African Malaria; one had the flu.

That anecdote is blown out into a full-blown love story plot in the film.

It really was full-blown world creation, and that takes a lot of time.

While none of the cars have seen full-blown production, a few have been created in multiples.

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

How many blighted buds there are for every full-blown flower or ripened fruit!

This religious homage was only gradually developed to its present full-blown idolatry.

These likenesses were not so apparent at first sight in Mrs. Levine, the golden, full-blown flower of the Brodricks.

These severally were supposed to include the full-blown racer, the out-of-date racer, and the ordinary cruiser.

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