Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having reached full development; mature.
- adjective Having full status or rank.
- adjective Having fully developed adult plumage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fully developed or matured; fully organized and ready for action or use: as, a full-fledged town.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly; -- of a bird.
- adjective having gained full status; -- of persons in respect to human roles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a bird Having all its
feathers ; able tofly . - adjective idiomatic Having full
qualification ,credentials orpreparation ;entire ;real .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
- adjective (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status
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Examples
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He used to own what he called a full-fledged biker bar in Independence.
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Now, over 45 years after the "War on Poverty" was initiated by a President raised in the political philosophy of the New Deal, we are faced with a "For the Few Deal" -- what I would call a full-fledged "War on the Poor."
Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: The 'War on the Poor' Joel Shatzky 2011
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Now, over 45 years after the "War on Poverty" was initiated by a President raised in the political philosophy of the New Deal, we are faced with a "For the Few Deal" -- what I would call a full-fledged "War on the Poor."
Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: The 'War on the Poor' Joel Shatzky 2011
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Rather than being dismissed as unpatriotic, people without a religious faith are instead viewed as full-fledged members of the national community.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Opponents of abortion increasingly adopted an incremental approach by not focusing on achieving a full-fledged ban on all abortions.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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By all accounts, McMullen and his crew became full-fledged Americans in Mexico, serving with discipline and loyalty and fighting so fiercely in the battle of Mexico City that they were cited for “the extremest of bravery.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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And we don't mean a John-Roberts-word-fumbling not swearing in, we mean a full-fledged non-codification of their membership in the 112th Congress.
HUFFPOST HILL - I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will Support And Def--Hey Are Those Crab Puffs? Eliot Nelson 2011
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And we don't mean a John-Roberts-word-fumbling not swearing in, we mean a full-fledged non-codification of their membership in the 112th Congress.
HUFFPOST HILL - I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will Support And Def--Hey Are Those Crab Puffs? Eliot Nelson 2011
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Planning for the future, they created the volunteer force of techies-- a full-fledged unit that would "function under a unified military command" in wartime.
The Circuit: New Congress means new Twitter handles, Internet news gains on TV, hackers use fake White House Christmas card Hayley Tsukayama 2011
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From tights and flight to the full-fledged legendary hero, Smallville brought Superman alive — and it was worth every minute of the 10-year wait.
Clark Kent Takes to the Skies As Smallville Says Goodbye 2011
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