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full-blown - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'full-blown' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Full-blown [ a.]
- Fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose.
- Fully distended with wind, as a sail.

Meaning of 'full-blown' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . full-blown [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness
Example in sentence:
  • a full-blown financial crisis
Meaning (2):
- fully ripe; at the height of bloom
Example in sentence:
  • a full-blown rose