Full-grown

//ˈfʊlˌɡɹoʊn// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fully developed; adult. not-comparable
  2. 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. 1
    (of animals) fully developed wordnet

Example

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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