full-length

[ fool-lengkth, -length ]

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adjective

of standard or customary length: a full-length movie.
showing or accommodating the full length or height of the human body: a full-length mirror.

Origin of full-length

First recorded in 1700–10

Words Nearby full-length

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How to use full-length in a sentence

Obgu did a full-length study of this in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where the problem is unmistakable, and heartbreaking.
No, 'Acting White' Has Not Been Debunked | John McWhorter | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Her first full-length poetry collection, One Perfect Bird, is available from Sundress Publications.
An Author at Home in Lonely Landscapes | Letitia Trent | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Their debut full-length, Cursing the Sea, was released on March 11.
SXSW Breakout Musical Acts: London Grammar, Chance the Rapper, Jungle, and More | Marlow Stern | March 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Farah channeled Hollywood's Golden Age as she rocked a full-length turquoise and blinding sparkles mermaid dress.
Gaza to Jersey: A Star is Born | Maysoon Zayid | November 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Two internet-only, full-length feature films suggest possible alternatives.
YouTube, Netflix, and the Death of Television | Rich Goldstein | November 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
He tried to jump, his foot caught, he slipped, and the next moment was lying full length in the improvised bed.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
They were to make a sudden dash and ride the full length of the line, ordering those who had arms to give them up.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
full-length figures of county worthies hung around, in all varieties of costume, from the days of Holbein to the present time.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The dragon lies full length, half sleeping, on the soaking cloud.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa

British Dictionary definitions for full-length

full-length

noun(modifier)

extending to or showing the complete length: a full-length mirror
of the original length; not abridged

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