full-grown

[ fool-grohn ]

adjective

Origin of full-grown

First recorded in 1660–70

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full-grown men play-acting at being hurt when absolutely nothing happened.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity | William O’Connor | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She was now eight weeks old, nearly full grown, but still at least a month from being of an age to take her first flight.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles | Michael Daly | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The angsty, hazy mind of a teenager is a source of constant befuddlement and dismay for full-grown observers.
Who Invented the ‘Teenager’? | Nina Strochlic | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Baxter is a full-grown long-haired chihuahua who likes howling along to Vampire Weekend's 2008 hit song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa."
This Is a Video of Baxter the Baby Dog Singing Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" | Brian Ries | October 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
We love these works because we love the child - and because they show the promise of the full-grown human imagination.
David's Book Club: In the Shadow of the Sword | David Frum | June 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Sometimes when the children were playing in the snow, they found the antlers of a full-grown stag.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The children began to look for the antlers of the full-grown stags in early winter.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The northward migration of the Pygmies seems to have been accompanied or followed by that of a full grown people.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
The full-grown tree is quite large, ranging sixty feet and over in height and about eight feet around the trunk.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | Various
These animals are very prolific; the young ones follow the dam, and do not separate from her till they are full grown.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

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