full-blown

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

better, developed, drunk, genuine

VERB + FULL-BLOWN

am, become, evolved, snowballed

FULL-BLOWN + NOUN

affair, arachnophobe, argument, art, crisis, ice, mania, ruckus

PREP.

into, than, with

ADV.

already, especially

Definitions

adj

Completely developed or formed.

We are in the midst of a full-blown crisis.

Solicitor—for just before leaving London I got word that my examination was successful; and I am now a full-blown solicitor!

At the peak of blossom; ripe.

The trees in the garden were resplendent with full-blown white gardenias.

There might ye ſee the pioney ſpread vvide, / The full-blovvn roſe, the ſhepherd and his laſs, / Lap-dog and lambkin vvith black ſtaring eyes, / And parrots vvith tvvin cherries in their beak.

adj

Filled with wind; puffed up.

The schooner took to sea with full-blown sails.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — fully ripe

matured

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We are in the midst of a full-blown crisis.

Wiktionary

Solicitor—for just before leaving London I got word that my examination was successful; and I am now a full-blown solicitor!

Wiktionary

The Little Ice Age that chilled Europe[…]should, according to past precedents, have snowballed into a full-blown ice age.

Wiktionary

The schooner took to sea with full-blown sails.

Wiktionary

Sami was already full-blown drunk.

Tatoeba · #7250476

Mennad had full-blown mania.

Tatoeba · #8007379

Usage Notes

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In some senses, full-blown is marked as figuratively, literally. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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