Full-grown
//ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Fully developed; adult. not-comparable
- 2 Fully developed in a broader sense; complete, at one’s height. not-comparable
"Near-synonyms: full-fledged, full-blown, full-bore, full-on"
Adjective
- 1 (of animals) fully developed wordnet
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More examples"A full-grown African elephant weighs about four tons."
Etymology
From Middle English *fulgrowen, fulgrowe, ful growe, equivalent to full + grown. Compare Middle English fulwaxen, fullwaxen (“full-grown”), from Old English fullweaxen (“full-grown”).
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