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adjective

full-fledged adj.

Having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly; of a bird. fledgling

Synonyms: fully fledged.

Having gained full status; of persons in respect to human roles; as, a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist.

Synonyms: fully fledged.

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Etymology of 'Full-fledged'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... boys. That's the way to do it. Always be ready to take advantage of every opening. You'll learn faster that way, and you'll both be full-fledged showmen before you ...

— The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings • Edgar B. P. Darlington

... Johnstone sat in a heart exchange of confidence with Justine Delande and the fair woman—no longer Berthe Louison—while Flossie Murray was playing hostess with Mrs. Wragge, General Wragge, Major Hardwicke, Captain Anstruther, and the now full-fledged Benedict, Eric Murray, gave some pithy parting counsels to Jack Blunt, "Gentleman Jack," of the London Swell Mob. "Only a mere fluke, and, our desire to save a family needless pain, protects you," said Hardwicke. "These five ...

— A Fascinating Traitor • Richard Henry Savage

... began the Captain, addressing Jimmie in a not unkindly tone, the while his blue eyes regarded the lad with an amused glance, "now that you are a full-fledged Uhlan and your comrades are on their way home, you will be fitted out with a new uniform by the proper department. See that you select a good strong one, for we have plenty of rough ...

— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson

... morning. My cousin will meet us in a hack and drive us straight to the church. His wife will go with us as the extra witness. By eight o'clock we'll be married. Derby will be on the train with us. He's a full-fledged preacher now, and he'll marry us without ...

— The Flyers • George Barr McCutcheon

... patiently, "The Acquataine Cluster has never become a full-fledged member of the Terran Commonwealth. Our neighboring territories are likewise unaffiliated. Therefore the Star Watch can intervene only if all parties concerned agree to intervention. Unless, of course, there ...

— The Dueling Machine • Benjamin William Bova

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