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.

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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

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noun

1. a full-frontal photograph

Etymology

Origin of full-frontal

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The U.S. sanctions on Russia were a ‘full-frontal assault on the economic machine that funds Russia’s war efforts.’

From MarketWatch

This was a “full-frontal assault on the economic machine that funds Russia’s war efforts,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Women cavort around naked, but so do the guys, all in full-frontal glory.

From Salon

Those federal district judges – who had often made rulings on immigration policy that they said applied nationwide – are now facing a full-frontal onslaught from an administration that has questioned their legitimacy, and some say flouted their very authority.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times