full-fledged

American  

[fool-flejd] / ˈfʊlˈflɛdʒd /

adjective

1. of full rank or standing.

   a full-fledged professor.

2. fully developed.

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full-fledged British  

adjective

1. See fully fledged

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Etymology

Origin of full-fledged

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Popular myth might suggest the Mac was born full-fledged from Jobs’s brow, but as Mr. Pogue details, the truth was much messier.

From The Wall Street Journal

So he partnered with a group of engineers to develop a proprietary dataset on a controlled soundstage, similar to a full-fledged production, and began building its first AI model.

From Los Angeles Times

Tiny samples of radioactive material have twice been collected under a trial project using special tools, but full-fledged extractions are yet to take place.

From Barron's

Tech stocks sparked the selloff earlier this week as fledgling fears over the unintended consequences of AI turned into a full-fledged panic about the future of the software industry.

From Barron's

The analysts reckon “a full-fledged rotation into the miners is coming,” which could lead to an acceleration in share-price gains.

From The Wall Street Journal