full-fledged
adjEtymology From full + fledged.
1
Of a bird Having all its feathers; able to fly.
2
Idiomatic Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.
- Near-synonym: full-grown
- After she passes the bar exam, she will be a full-fledged lawyer.
2 more examples
- Ansible is not a full-fledged programming language, but it does have several programming language features, and one of the most important of these is variable substitution.2017, Lorin Hochstein, René Moser, “4. Variables and Facts”, in Ansible: Up and Running, 2nd edition, O’Reilly, →ISBN:
- PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US.2018 November 20, Wayne Drash, “Consumer group warns of ‘dangerous’ slime products and other hazardous toys”, in CNN:
- Derived terms
- full-fledgedly, full-fledgedness
- Related terms
- fledge