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[ fool-blohn ] / ˈfʊlˈbloʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR full-blown ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefully or completely developed: full-blown AIDS; an idea expanded into a full-blown novel. in full bloom: a full-blown rose. Origin of full-blownFirst recorded in 1605–15 Words nearby full-blownfullback, full binding, full blast, full blood, full-blooded, full-blown, full board, full-bodied, full-bore, full-bottomed, full circle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for full-blownI was already a full-blown movie freak by the time I was in 8th grade. The Stacks: Pauline Kael's Talking Heads Obsession|Pauline Kael|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST One man was having an epileptic seizure; one had a nosebleed; one had full-blown African Malaria; one had the flu. Europe’s Hidden Ebola Cases|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST That anecdote is blown out into a full-blown love story plot in the film. Why 'The Giver' Movie Will Disappoint the Book's Fans|Kevin Fallon|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST It really was full-blown world creation, and that takes a lot of time. Vampires without Glitter or Girl Problems: Inside Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’|Andrew Romano|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“His memory was wiped, and he got full-blown dementia,” says Walsh. Making It in the 2-1-2: How Kenneth Walsh Achieved His NY Dream|Tim Teeman|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The commune is, as it were, a political chrysalis out of which a full-blown tyrant bursts. A Short History of Italy|Henry Dwight Sedgwick The kitchen door opened, and a full-blown Lancashire Cossack stood before us. Lancashire Sketches|Edwin Waugh It is symbolized by a full-blown, perfectly formed lotus—a frequent emblem of perfection—reposing on a calm mirror-like lake. Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams I don't think I've ever come across a regular, full-blown Marquis before. Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham Separate the crisp heart leaves of two heads of lettuce; arrange them on a shallow serving dish to represent a full-blown rose. Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners|Elizabeth O. Hiller
British Dictionary definitions for full-blown
adjectivecharacterized by the fullest, strongest, or best development in full bloom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to full-blownadult, aged, developed, lush, mature, ripe |