Full-fledged Definition & Meaning
full-fledged
- adjective
- (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly
- (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"
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- What does full-fledged mean?
- (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"
- What part of speech is full-fledged?
- Full-fledged is an adjective.
- How many definitions does full-fledged have?
- Full-fledged has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).