full-fledged

[fool-flejd]

adjective

1. of full rank or standing.

   a full-fledged professor.

2. fully developed.

full-fledged

adjective

1. See fully fledged

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-fledged¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Nights like this are what propelled a fractured Eastside music scene into becoming a full-fledged scene.”

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The program traces its roots to 1971, when the community college began offering a class in exotic animal studies, expanding to a full-fledged major three years later.

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After James returned his talents to Cleveland in 2014, the Cavaliers also brought back Jones, first as a “roving instructor” and player-development coach and later as a full-fledged assistant.

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What started as a rebranding ballooned into a full-fledged crisis that spooked investors, shook employees, angered customers and rattled the marketing industry.

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God creates man in his likeness and image: Mr. Persico follows the reception of this short phrase through the centuries, revealing how it unfolds into a full-fledged defense of individual human worth.

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