fully-fledged
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fully-fledged
adjective experienced, trained, senior, professional, qualified, mature, proficient, time-served One day I would be a fully-fledged musician.
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fully-fledged
full-fledged (US) [ˌfʊlɪˈfledʒd] ADJ (Brit) [bird] → adulto, en edad capaz de volar (fig) → hecho y derechoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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full
(ful) adjective1. holding or containing as much as possible. My basket is full.
2. complete. a full year; a full account of what happened.
3. (of clothes) containing a large amount of material. a full skirt.
adverb1. completely. Fill the petrol tank full.
2. exactly; directly. She hit him full in the face.
ˈfully adverb1. completely. He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.
2. quite; at least. It will take fully three days.
ˌfull-ˈlength adjective1. complete; of the usual or standard length. a full-length novel.
2. down to the feet. a full-length portrait.
full moon (the time of) the moon when it appears at its most complete. There is a full moon tonight.
ˌfull-ˈscale adjective (of a drawing etc) of the same size as the subject. a full-scale drawing of a flower.
full stop a written or printed point (.) marking the end of a sentence; a period.
ˌfull-ˈtime adjective, adverb occupying one's working time completely. a full-time job; She works full-time now.
fully-fledged adjective1. (as in bird) having grown its feathers and ready to fly.
2. fully trained, qualified etc. He's now a fully-fledged teacher.
full of1. filled with; containing or holding very much or very many. The bus was full of people.
2. completely concerned with. She rushed into the room full of the news.
in full completely. Write your name in full; He paid his bill in full.
to the full to the greatest possible extent. to enjoy life to the full.
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