English adjective: full-fledged | |||
| 1. | full-fledged (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly | ||
| Synonyms | fully fledged | ||
| Similar | fledged, mature | ||
| Antonyms | unfledged, immature | ||
| 2. | full-fledged (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status | ||
| Samples | A full-fledged lawyer. By the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist. Sees itself as a fully fledged rival party. | ||
| Synonyms | fully fledged | ||
| Similar | experienced, experient | ||
| Antonyms | inexperienced, inexperient | ||