full-fledged

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

adult, double, english, genitive, individual

VERB + FULL-FLEDGED

constitutes

FULL-FLEDGED + NOUN

bed, consumer, human, language, lawyer, religion

PREP.

in, on, up

Definitions

adj

Having all its feathers; able to fly.

Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.

Near-synonym: full-grown

After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.

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Example Bank

Near-synonym: full-grown

Wiktionary

After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.

Wiktionary

Ansible is not a full-fledged programming language, but it does have several programming language features, and one of the most important of these is variable substitution.

Wiktionary

This legislation constitutes a full-fledged attack on consumer rights.

Tatoeba · #1762014

Ziri is a full-fledged adult.

Tatoeba · #11432010

Is the possessive case in English a full-fledged genitive?

Tatoeba · #12128876

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, full-fledged is marked as idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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