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Full-grown — a. Having reached the limits of growth; mature; fully developed; used mostly of living organisms; as, A full grown lion can easily kill an unarmed man.. Full grown wings. Lowell. Syn: adult, big, fully grown, grown, grownup.[1913 Webster + WordN … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
full-grown — adj AmE .fully grown BrE a full grown animal, plant, or person has developed to their full size and will not grow any bigger ▪ A full grown elephant may weigh 2,000 pounds … Dictionary of contemporary English
full-grown — / full fledged [adj] developed, ripe, ready adult, full blown*, grown, grownup, in one’s prime*, marriageable, mature, nubile, of age, perfected, prime, ripened; concepts 558,578,797 Ant. new, small, underdeveloped, undeveloped, unripe, young … New thesaurus
full-grown — [fool′grōn′] adj. having reached full size or maturity; fully grown … English World dictionary
full-grown — adjective FULLY GROWN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
full-grown — full′ grown′ adj. completely grown; mature • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
full-grown — index ripe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
full-grown — adjective AmE a full grown animal, plant, or person has developed to their full size and will not grow any bigger; fullygrown BrE : A full grown male elephant may weigh 2,000 pounds … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
full-grown — adjective how full grown men can act so childishly is beyond me Syn: adult, mature, grown up, of age; fully grown, fully developed, fully fledged, in one s prime, in full bloom, ripe Ant: infant … Thesaurus of popular words
full-grown — ADJ An animal or plant that is full grown has reached its full adult size and stopped growing. ...a full grown male orang utan … English dictionary
