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full-frontal

American  
[fool-fruhn-tl] / ˈfʊlˈfrʌn tl /

adjective

  1. showing the entire front.

    full-frontal nudity.

  2. direct; hard-hitting.

    a full-frontal assault.


full-frontal British  

adjective

  1. informal (of a nude person or a photograph of a nude person) exposing the genitals to full view

  2. all-out; unrestrained

"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

noun

  1. a full-frontal photograph

"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

Etymology

Origin of full-frontal

First recorded in 1970–75


Example Sentences

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They have come to understand that a full-frontal counterattack is likely to bear fruit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

Some of the items found there echo those found in other powerful Mesoamerican cities, including a depiction of Itzam Kokaj Bahlam in a full-frontal position.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 26, 2024

That prompted a crisis in Britain’s power-sharing system, known as devolution, with Ms. Sturgeon calling it a “a full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish Parliament and its ability to make its own decisions.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

Today, those visitors are treated to a full-frontal view of someone’s air-drying drawers, flapping in the breeze on a clothesline hoisted at the center of a growing tent city near the Capitol complex.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2021

He wondered if the metal rods could withstand a full-frontal attack from Dozer’s and Petunia’s massive teeth, enormous heads, and vise-grip jaws.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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