full-grown
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of full-grown
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Full grown in about six years, Bei Bei will probably weigh about 275 pounds.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2016
Full grown, Leakey says, the boy might have reached 6 ft.
From Time Magazine Archive
Full grown stalks sometimes reach 3 meters in height, but the average is 1½ meters.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Miller, Hugo H.
When thus ripe lies are to perfection sprung, Full grown, and fit to grace a mortal tongue, 480 Through thousand vents, impatient, forth they flow, And rush in millions on the world below.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by Gilfillan, George
Full grown young men could be so beautiful to her artist's eyes, that years were required to realize that these splendid exteriors held more often than not, little more than strutting half-truths and athletic vanities.
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Comfort, Will Levington
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