full-blown
Americanadjective
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fully or completely developed.
full-blown AIDS; an idea expanded into a full-blown novel.
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in full bloom.
a full-blown rose.
adjective
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characterized by the fullest, strongest, or best development
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in full bloom
Etymology
Origin of full-blown
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Players craft elaborate structures and — certainly in Tomlin’s case — full-blown cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The media take an interest, but the volcanologists have learned how damaging it can be when volcanic uncertainties morph into a full-blown dispute, played out in public.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Laconic Israeli commentator Itamar Eichner wrote the next morning that “Jerusalem had prepared for rain, but what arrived yesterday was a full-blown storm.”
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
By "full-blown AI takeover", Cotra means the sci-fi scenario of humans becoming subservient to powerful AI systems that work to their own goals without caring for human creators.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was never a full-blown, sit-down lecture about relationships.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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